Used 2005 Suzuki Forenza Consumer Reviews
Used Forenza for sale
treat it right
campercasado, 11/12/2011
2005 Suzuki Forenza S 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
if you treat it right it will treat you right. that means regular maintenance. i have had it for awhile and it works great. big enough for my family.
Dont do it
guyandron, 06/15/2011
2005 Suzuki Forenza S 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
I bought my 2005 Forenza brand new. I've bent numerous rims on it (7), It's been through 2 transmissions only one of which was covered under the warranty, it's gone through 4 sets of tires and I'm happy to say I just traded it with 126,000 miles on a Ford Taurus. The gas mileage was horrible even thougg I did mostly highway driving. The car left me stranded on three seperate ocassions and I've had numerous electrical problems. Also went through 8 headlights. If you're looking for a car in this catagory, stick with the old timers like Nissan, Honda, and Toyota. You may pay a little more up front but your cost of ownership will be significantly lower. I will never buy another.
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Mixed Breed
paul wernich, 11/29/2005
2005 Suzuki Forenza S 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I had researched this car and found it interesting that it was sold by a Japanese company, built in Korea, designed by the Italians, and the parent company (GM) was American. In any case the car is solid, attractive, affordable, and loaded with features. I have the 5-speed manual and it drives and handles quite well. After nearly eight months I've only had a few problems. The brakes had to be adjusted because the car was shaking when I went to stop, the passenger air-bag sensor was bad and the entire seat had to be replaced, the driver side seat fabric came loose at the bottom, and the steering wheel makes noise when I turn. Overall, I am very pleased with my Forenza.
The Good And The Bad
Robert, 08/11/2005
2005 Suzuki Forenza S 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Overall I am satisied with the vehicle. It has a rigid body, well constructed and free of rattles or excessive road noise. The engine is strong, transmission shifting smooth, it should be better on gas though. It responds well to throttle and has good braking. The S mode provides many good standard options included in base price. By far the biggest mistake is in not providing cruise control as part of the standard options. The dealer is unable to install a cruise control as Suzuki does not offer one as a dealer option. No other cruise control is offered by any other vendors. Now I am stuck with no hopes of ever getting a cruise control installed.
Don't waste your money
crissy03, 03/05/2011
2005 Suzuki Forenza S 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 15 people found this review helpful
I too own a Suzuki Forenza 05 and as soon as it reached the 58,000 mile mark it began in a down spiral. Not to mention that the Suzuki dealer in my area couldnt even fix the problems which is pretty sad. It all began when the lock on my drivers side became unscrewed you could literally hear the lock rattling around in my car door of course I had to promptly get this issue fixed. Then I began having problems with my car not starting properly. I would try and start my car and it would immediately die, after a couple of rounds of this it would eventually start up the engine would sputter than it would began to drive smooth. The day this began I took the car into the dealer (by the way my che