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2008 Suzuki Forenza electrical system problems

32 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2008 Suzuki Forenza21% of all complaints for this model year.

32
Electrical System complaints
21%
share of all complaints
60,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 6
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Every neutral safety switch made for this vehicle is faulty be driving down the road it'll switch from drive to neutral or any other gear I've had it go into reverse while going 50 mph down the road I've replaced this part five times still have same problem part works for about a month then goes…

    filed Sep 25, 2022

  • I was driving home from work and smoke starting to come inside the car from the driver side vents. I pulled over and let the smoke air out as I called a tow truck. On the tow truck at the pooler parkway exit off of I-16, the car alarm was going off, the lights were flashing, and the car was…

    filed Sep 22, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Suzuki vehicles: counter measure procedure for dtc p2138. Mil light is on, dtc p2138 stored. Failure of the connector and/or wiring circuits between the ecm and the accelerator pedal position sensor. Models forenza…

    TSB-23-06110 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 1, 2010
All 2008 Suzuki Forenza TSBs →

Electrical System problems in other Forenza years

YearReportsShare
2007 Forenza5120%
2006 Forenza5720%
2005 Forenza3824%
2004 Forenza1016%
Forenza electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.