2008 Suzuki Forenza
Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Suzuki Forenza.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Every neutral safety switch made for this vehicle is faulty be driving down the road it'll switch from drive to neutral… |
| 2019-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP MCCANN CAR LOT IN SPARTA NC MCCANN TOLD ME IT WAS THE BEST CAR ON THE LOT HE DROVE M… |
| 2018-06-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING OUT THE D… |
| 2018-05-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" GEAR SHIFT KEEPS SLIPPING AND MAYBE THE CAUSE OF NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. HAD TO TURN CAR OFF IN MID… |
| 2017-09-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND SMOKE STARTING TO COME INSIDE THE CAR FROM THE DRIVER SIDE VENTS. I PULLED OVER AND LE… |
| 2017-07-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNING THE ENTIRE DASH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE C… |
| 2017-07-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY CAR START AND DRIVE WHEN I DROVE AND THEN STOP HARD BY ITSELF LIKE BRAKE. I COULD NOT KEEP PRESS GAS WHEN ITSELF STO… |
| 2017-05-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS GONE OUT ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHER OWNERS SUZUKI VEHICLES AND THEY … |
| 2016-11-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION REGULATION SENSOR - CAR JUMPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. DANGEROUS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR |
| 2016-09-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR ON SUZUKI FORENZAS AND OTHER MODELS HAS BEEN SHODDY AT BEST. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 65000 M… |
| 2016-09-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION I… |
| 2016-08-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR ONCE IN OCTOBER OF 2014 AND IT IS ACTING UP AGAIN NOW. WHEN I AM… |
| 2016-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING, DOORS WILL NOT REMAIN LOCKED, HAS CONSTANT CLICKING AND UNLOCKING ALL DO… |
| 2016-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR HEADLIGHT SHUT OF ON ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD ALONG WITH AIR CONDITIONING AND WINDOWS THEY ALL SHUT OFF ON ME WHI… |
| 2016-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ABOUT EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 4 YEARS. THE WIRING UNDER THE PASS… |
| 2016-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR REPLACED ON MY 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA TWICE ALREADY AND IT HAS MALFUNCTIONED AGAI… |
| 2016-03-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND THEN IT STAY ON ITS BEEN ON NOW FOR THREE DAYS NOW |
| 2015-12-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. … |
| 2015-12-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IN THE SEAT INADVERTENTL… |
| 2015-11-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE "TRANS RANGE SWITCH" IS CAUSING MY CAR TO JUMP TO 2 GEAR RANDOMLY. THE CAR SEEMS TO RUN FINE AFTER O START IT. AND … |
| 2015-10-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. I HAD BEEN TRAVELING HOME AS NORMAL, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED JER… |
| 2015-09-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT … |
| 2015-09-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE "TRANS RANGE SWITCH" IS CAUSING MY CAR TO JUMP TO 2 GEAR RANDOMLY. THE CAR SEEMS TO RUN FINE AFTER O START IT. AND … |
| 2015-08-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DRL STAYED ON EVEN AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED AND OFF. I JUST CAME HOME WITH MY SON AND NEWBORN THANK GOD WE WERE NOT… |
| 2015-05-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | WAS TRAVELING AT A RATE APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR VEHICLE IN FROM OF ME STOP ABRUPTLY. I HIT THEM. DRIVER SIDE FE… |
| 2015-03-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO… |
| 2015-03-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY HEAD LIGHTS WERE ON DIM, THERE WAS A FLASH AND ONE LIGHT WENT OUT. ABOUT A MILE LATER, THE OTHER HEAD LIGHT WENT OU… |
| 2015-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE CAR WAS MOVING, IT UNLOCKED TWICE, THEN STOPPED, THEN UNLOCKED TWICE AGAIN. IT KEPT REPEATING THIS OVER AND OVER … |
| 2015-03-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN,… |
| 2015-03-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING… |
| 2015-01-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, THE STEERING AND THE IGNITION SEIZED AND THE VEHICL… |
| 2014-12-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT… |
| 2014-12-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING L… |
| 2014-11-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN PUTTING MY CAR INTO REVERSE. THE CAR WOULD JUMP WHENEVER PUTTING IT IN REVERSE OR … |
| 2014-10-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | BOUGHT VEHICLE APPROX 1 1/2YRS AGO. IT HAD ABOUT 26,000 MILES. IT NOW HAS APPROX 34,500 AD STILL HAS THE SUZUKI WARRA… |
| 2014-10-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND JUST PASSED A SEMI TRUCK GOING ABOUT 65 MPH AND THEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SWITCHED GEARS… |
| 2014-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD THUNKING NOISE AND JERKED. THE DISPLAY SHOWED THE LETTER … |
| 2014-08-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY HEADLIGHTS ALL OF A SUDDEN STAYED ON EVEN AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN TURNED OFF, AND I FELT A LOT OF HEAT COMING FROM UN… |
| 2014-08-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V26… |
| 2014-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I JUST RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM SUZUKI CONCERNING A FIRE POSSIBLE STARTING IN THE LIGHTS....I AM VERY CONCERNED DU… |
| 2014-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE WERE SENT A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE DATED 7/22/2014 STATING THERE IS A DEFECT RELATING TO ABNORMAL OPERATION OF THE HIG… |
| 2014-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT MODULE(DRL MODULE) BURNED AND MELTED, LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE EMERGENCY BRA… |
| 2014-06-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I'VE BOTH MY CAR BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2007 AND IN OCTOBER 2008 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP IN WHEATON MARYLAND … |
| 2014-06-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT INSIDE OF THE V… |
| 2014-06-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS STAYING ON. *TR |
| 2014-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE LOCKS CLICK AS THOUGH THE DOORS ARE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHILE IDLE OR DRIVING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES. TH… |
| 2014-05-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN MY SUZUKI FORENZA 2008 HIT AROUND 60,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING SPORADIC TRANSMISSION ISSUES, INCLUDING NOT BEING … |
| 2014-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I STARTED THE CAR. LET IT IDLE FOR A MINUTE TO BRING THE RPM DOWN. I TRIED TO SHIFT IT TO REVERSE BUT IT WOULD NOT GO. … |
| 2014-04-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. T… |
| 2014-03-05 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE DOOR LOCKS KEEP MAKING A CLICKING NOISE EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS NOT STARTED. HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIME… |