2008 Suzuki Forenza problems
Owners have filed 236 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Suzuki Forenza. Drivetrain & axles is the most reported problem area, at 29% of complaints. After that come electrical system (14%) and air bags (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 236 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 14
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 200 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 18 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 55 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 45 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 36 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 20 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 200 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 60,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 63,000 miles (63 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 17 complaints mention a crash; 14 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Suzuki Forenza with enough data (156 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 suzuki forenza. While driving 35 MPH, the contact rear ended another vehicle. None of the air bags deployed. The driver received injuries to her chest, head, knee, and neck. The front sustained injuries to her chest, neck, head, and back. The contact believes that the vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The VIN and mileages were unknown.
I was in an accident in which my car rear ended another vehicle that was broken down at night and I did not see. The car made impact on the front driver's side and according to the collision center, sustained 70% worth of damage. I was traveling approximately 35 MPH when the accident occurred. The impact was enough so that the steering wheel was bent. I sustained head, face, neck, and knee injuries. No airbag deployed at any time.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 suzuki forenza. The contact stated while driving at 45 MPH another vehicle crash into the contacts vehicle. During the crash none of the air bags deployed. The contact was taken to the emergency room for injuries suffer to the neck and back. During the crash the frame was damage and the engine moved. The contact feels the air bags should have deployed since the impact of the crash was severe. Failure mileage was 16,000. Updated 3/24/10 updated 05/10/10
After backing out of my driveway, I put my car into drive and felt a sudden jolt and the check engine light came on. I could not accelerate and barely reached 20 MPH on a busy road. The check engine light remained on until I arrived at the dealership. When I turned my car off, the check engine light obviously went off, however it did not come back on when the mechanic turned the car on, neither did the car jolt when changing gears.
Car headlight shut of on me while driving down road along with air conditioning and windows they all shut off on me while driving windows would not go down and I had to pull over near the nearest store and cut car off thanks I turned it back on and they all srarted working accept the air that didnt start working again till about thirty mins later car also jumps when pulling out of park in to drive or reverse really hard jump the car headlights also flicker when pressing windows buttons to go down tire sensor light…