Transmission Sensor problems of the 2006 Suzuki Forenza - part 2

I purchased my 2006 Forenza on June 15, 2006. I had a no start problem at first but the was corrected. In March of this year, my headlight and high beams completely failed. I took it to a Suzuki dealer and had the wiring harness replaced, costing me $118. 00 because my warranty had expired and there was no recall issued for that particular failure. Although the service manager stated that it was a known problem. Now my car, like many other 2006 Forenzas, has a failure with a transmission sensor. I called the dealership, and was told again that it has a common and well known problem, and I do still have a powertrain warranty, but as the sensor is on the transmission and not in the transmission it is not covered under warranty and I will have to pay $235. 00 to have it replaced. I am livid right now! I was on the highway when the sensor told my transmission that it was in neutral and went from 65 to 70 miles per hour to 40 mph. Why doesn't it surprise me that Suzuki refuses to issue a recall on this? OH, that's right, because it only has to do with the safety of it's consumers. Can someone, please educate Suzuki on what the word "safety" means?.

I have a 2006 Suzuki Forenza with less than 50k miles on it. The transmission range sensor needs to be replaced. It begins when I put the car in reverse. The car will jerk and the rpm's will begin to rev but car wont take off and when it does, it goes very slow for a while. As I move the gear into park, drive or reverse, the car will jerk through each gear. This began happening once or twice a month and now has progressed to at least once a day. This is not safe when going through an intersection because you can take off when there are no cars, but the cars soon come racing through and I'm still not across the intersection yet because the car moves extremely slow when the light is on. My husband is stationed in germany and car repairs are extremely expensive here so we haven't gotten it fixed yet because we don't have that kind of money.

2006 Suzuki Forenza: while driving on highway at 70 mph, "engine" failed to accelerate when I stepped on the gas. Car sounded and felt like it was in neutral when I pressed the gas pedal (engine revved, but didn't go anywhere). Panel showing what gear I was in showed an r with and "x" through it even through I was supposed to be in drive. Car decelerated quickly to 40mph. I put car into third gear to get the power back. This same problem happened twice while on my way to dealership for repair. Drove in third gear for the rest of the way to avoid further engine failure while driving on busy streets. On 3/25/2010 I called Suzuki dealership and was told by service representative that my problem sounded like a bad sensor. While at dealership, representative was proved right, car had a bad transmission range sensor. Service representative stated that they were fixing a lot of trs in 2006 Forenzas. Repair not covered by extended powertrain warranty, I paid cost. Part was approx $50 and labor was approx $150.

Transmission speed sensor on 2006-2007 Suzuki Forenza automatic transmission has high failure rate and is dangerous. Car kicks into neutral while moving causing loss of control.

I purchased my car brand new in June of 2006. Since then I have had the transmission range sensor replaced four times. This is the part attached to the transmission which controls the speed and gear changing. My car suddenly falls out of gear and refuses to accelaerate at an appropriate speed. It refuses to take off properly. This part has been replaced twice since Jan 2012 and is currently being diagnosed for the same issue. I ahve researched several times and have found this issue to be a concensus amongst many Forenza 2006 owners. This vehicle needs to be recalled due to this faulty part. It is unsafe and endangers not only the life of the driver of the vehicle but also others.

Transmission range sensor. First went down in 2009. Replaced part, now it has gone out again, will have to replace now 9/12/2011. From what is understood, this part will continually have to be need to be replaced. Causes hard shifts and no shifting .