The contact owns a 2007 Suzuki Forenza. While driving approximately 25 mph, the driver noticed smoke inside the vehicle without warning. The vehicle was pulled over and the driver called for assistance. The contact arrived at the scene, opened the hood, turned off the relay switch, and allowed the vehicle to cool down. There was no fire report filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (dwayne lane Suzuki, 10415 evergreen way, everett, wa, 425-267-9000) where it was diagnosed that the relay switch (which controlled the fan for the heater and the air conditioner) caught fire and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000. The VIN was not provided.

- Marysville, WA, USA

While driving the car on the highway the light for the engine came on and the car died. After being towed it was determined that the head was blown. After replacing the engine the light remains on and now there is a problem with the transmission. There is supposed to be a defect in a sensor for the transmission that keeps these problems happening in this vehicle.

- Chicago, IL, USA

Power steering replaced, many tires replaced constantly, transmission replaced, timing belt replaced, seat belts replaced, air bags are in recall and need to be replaced, handles replaced, bad paint clippings on outer handles, CO2 sensor replaced, headlight switch recalled and replaced, range mod sensor replaced twice, head gasket broken.

- Universal City, TX, USA

My car keeps over heating and it been a problem since I bought the car now I got exhause coming outta the coolant tank.now the car headers are blown are fried due to a defect in the vehical making I was in motion during the time of the incident when the car started actn up....

- Brownstown, WA, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Suzuki Forenza. The contact stated that the check engine warning light remained illuminated after flashing for several months. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the 02 sensor, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

- Grimesland, NC, USA

Driving along when all of a sudden the engine just cut off, I still had electrical power, all systems were still working. I got to side of road turned everything off. I then tried starting the engine, after about three or four times the engine would start. I then drove the car trying to get home, when I would come to a stop light the engine would stall again. This could cause a very bad accident if on an interstate at high speed.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Suzuki Forenza. After the contact parked the vehicle and left, she noticed that the dashboard and visor were melted when she returned. The windshield was foggy due to an apparent engine fire. The insurance company was notified. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle has not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Suzuki Forenza. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the contact heard a noise as the vehicle stalled. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed that the engine had fractured. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle previously jerked. The engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. However, the engine warning light remained illuminated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,000.

- Stroudsburg, PA, USA

I was driving down my street in my 2007 Suzuki Forenza with 71,510 miles, then on the panel it started flashing (P, N, D with a diagonal line through them) and I took it to autozone and they said it was the transmission...

- Grand Junction, CO, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Suzuki Forenza. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled several times without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle but the failure was progressing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 86,000.

- Decatur, GA, USA

This Suzuki needs to be recalled altogether! no one should still be driving these. Not only can the headlights or brake light sensor switches go bad and just stop working, they overheat, drain the battery, overwork the alternator, which then needs to be replaced, the fall displays every gear all at once even while in drive and displaying a speed the vehicle is traveling. The door handles brake off, so you can not escape the death trap. They have blown head gasket, many small oil leaks, tire pressure gage problems, tires/wheels won't align, this balds the tire lop sided so tire blow outs occur more frequently. Half the tone it won't even go, now or won't start at all. Many more issues with this vehicle, buyer beware, do not buy these cars!

- Catonsville, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Suzuki Forenza. The contact stated that smoke appeared from the engine compartment. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road to be inspected. However, the contact was not able to determine where the failure was located. The contact made several attempts to contact the local dealer but was not able to get a response to get the vehicle inspected. Also, the contact recently received a notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14V262000 (exterior lighting). The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

- Cupertino, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Suzuki Forenza. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle decelerated. The vehicle was restarted but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the transmission sensor failed. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who diagnosed that the wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000. The VIN was unavailable...updated 12-11/14.

- Greensburg, PA, USA

I recently lost my car which was a '07 Suzuki Forenza to what has been described as a mechanical car fire brought on by some sort of mechanical failure. I believe this was a culmination of a series of failures over time despite whatever action I took to avoid it. Initially I encountered intense flickering with my headlamps. Headlights would stay on even after removing the key from the ignition. I believe that the consistence of this occurrence, has caused my vehicle's battery to fail. I ultimately had to have the battery replaced. I would also have a toxic smell come through the ventilation system from time to time. It smelled like something burning and melting. However, I was never able to determine what it was. This was going on intermittently for quite sometime. Then eventually my car was lost to the mechanical car failure fire. I was fortunate to get out of the vehicle with only minor injuries such as burns and smoke inhalation. Incident date: 12/28/2013 incident location: Lake worth Florida palm beach sheriffs office / lake worth police case # [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Aventura,, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Suzuki Forenza. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 15 mph, the contact noticed a burning odor. Upon inspection, it was found that there were flames emitting from the engine compartment which then spread to the rest of the vehicle. The fire department was called to the scene. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

The car indicates that it is no longer in drive. Even though on the shifter it says it is still in drive. Also when driving down the road the car will come out of drive. To fix the problem you must pull the car into third gear, wait a few minutes then put it back into drive.

- Union, SC, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Suzuki Forenza. The contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire from inside the vehicle while parked. The fire department was not called. The contact did not take the vehicle to a dealer or a mechanic for diagnosis of the failure. The origin of the fire was unknown. The failure mileage was 113,000.

- New Orleans, LA, USA

Was driving and transmission range sensor went bad and car jumped out of gear no warning. Traffic behind almost collided. My 4 year old was in back seat. Very scary. Called Suzuki and they said this is an extremely common problem considering my make, model, mileage. So why am I, a single disabled mother, responsible for getting a well known, unsafe manufacturer issue repaired..... I can't afford this and from what I was told most people with similar issue had this problem not only once but few months after getting repair done. This is extremely unsafe! car shifting and stalling while at full speed! me and my son could have been seriously hurt! planning to call Suzuki customer relations to see if they can fix issue because it is not fair that I have to come up with way to repair such a dangerous problem so many Suzuki owners have experienced.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

I was on the highway when out of no where my car jerked and slowed speed. I almost got rear ended. I then tried to accelerate and it drug. Instead of catching back up to speed it took a minute to reach the speed of what was posted. And since then its been very hard to drive. I took it to shop they said I need a new transmission range sensor. They also said this is a very common issue with Suzuki Forenza. But its very dangerous I do feel that this should qualify for a recall. For a reference the Suzuki dealer sales the transmission range sensor for $38.99 and the mechanic charged $25 labor.

- Mount Airy , NC, USA

Why isn't any thing being done about this problem with the transmission range sensor!!!!! Suzuki needs to acknowledge that this a serious problem. I initially just got on here to file a complaint and started reading there are alot of people with this same issue. Please take some kinda of responsibility for this issue. I have had to fix my transmission range sensor more than once. This week will make the 2nd time in a year! I was driving in a 35 mile zone and my car would not even go the speed limit a car alot rammed me from behind. It slows in the middle of traffic and sometimes wont go backwards. Something needs to be done. It seems clear that there is an active issue with the transmission range sensor in Suzuki Forenzas.

- Winston Salem, NC, USA