Used 2006 Suzuki Forenza Consumer Reviews
Used Forenza for sale
$4500 in repair bills in three years
Bill D., 09/27/2010
2006 Suzuki Forenza 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I just put on the fourth set of tires in three and a half years. Just spent $1400 on struts and alignment. Door handles broke off at 50K miles. Power steering pump went out at 70k miles. I have spent enough on repairs to buy a new car, and I am still paying on this one. This $11,000 car is now a $16,000 car. I will never buy another Suzuki product of any type.
Need to dump this car
jessinral84, 10/26/2012
2006 Suzuki Forenza 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
I have a 2006 Suzuki Forenza Sedan. Where do I even begin? The check engine light comes on constantly; it has comes on at three times in the past year for me. Each time, I spend $300 getting it "fixed" only to have it come on again soon after. The paint on the door handles chips. This car SUCKS during long trips..and by long, I mean trips over an hour. Its noisy, drives poorly and has difficulty accelerating. It also jerks every time I put it in reverse. The battery drains very easily, I've spent $ getting that replaced. Gas mileage is terrible. Crappy car all around. Every day, I worry that this car will break down (because it has..a lot)
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Mixed emotions about the 2006 Suzuki Forenza
mbrown282, 04/22/2014
2006 Suzuki Forenza Premium 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
As I read other reviews, I noticed a trend. There have been a lot of issues with the Forenza. I don't disagree with any of them. I got mine with 55,000. 34 months and 55,000 miles later I'm now looking for a new engine. Like a previous reviewer experienced, I too had a problem with the shift switch. Next to go was my transmission. Those were replaced under warranty. Other than that I was getting new rear pads almost twice a year. That's until water all of sudden showed up in my oil. Despite the issues, I like the way the car rides. Call me crazy, but I'm putting another engine in and driving it until the wheels fall off.
I will miss it
njrp2000, 09/27/2013
2006 Suzuki Forenza 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought the car with 2 miles on it. Drove it until she had 108,547 miles when the timing belt and pulley system broke taking along some valves and pistons with it while on a road trip. Worth more to fix than the cars value so I decided to junk it. This was the only "necessary" major repair work I had to do on the car. In 7 years I never had to change out the brakes, the clutch or anything else. Replaced the serpentine belt once and the battery just once. The only negative I have was the paint was faulty and the interior door handles broke very easily.
Stay away from this car
nick131, 06/13/2014
2006 Suzuki Forenza 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
This is the worst car i have ever purchased. The transmission control module had to be replaced every 6 months. Loud engine. I bought the car with 6000 miles and at 30k miles head gasket went out. Struts had to be replaced 3 times. So last week i decided to sell it for only 1000 dollars. I lost 8000 dollars but i am so happy to get rid of that piece of junk. Suzuki makes motorcycles NOT cars. Please do not spend your hard earned money on a Suzuki. Good luck finding a dealer for parts, they all closed their doors.