Ownership Cost for 2006 Suzuki Forenza Base
Estimated: $32861 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1500 | $1545 | $1599 | $1663 | $1738 | $8045 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1492 | $755 | $248 | $2291 | $7549 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $304 | $304 | $304 | $304 | $304 | $450 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7979 | $6184 | $5664 | $5339 | $7695 | $32861 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | MY COMPLAINT ABOUT MY SUZUKI,FORENZA IS THAT I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST TWICE FOR A SENSOR PROBLEM. MY SENSOR FOR MY DAY TIME LIGHTS CONSTANTLY GOES OUT AND COMES ON WHENEVER IT WANTS. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY PUT ON A NEW ONE BUT EVEN NOW IT CONSTANTLY GOES OUT THEN BACK ON AGAIN; I CANNOT TAKE IT BACK TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BECAUSE THEY SAY MY WARRANTY IS OVER; ALSO MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS NO LONGER WORK BECAUSE OF A WIRING PROBLEM THE EXISTS. SOMEONE LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM AND SAID IT WAS A WIRE THAT LAYS AGAINST A PART OF THE ENGINE THAT GOES TO THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS AND IT BURNED OUT. ONE DAY I NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND I THOUGHT IT NEEDED OIL. THE NEXT DAY I HAD NO LOW BEAM LIGHTS TO USE. I CAN ONLY USE MY HIGH BEAM NOW BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID MY WARRANTY RAN OUT. THIS CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND I BOUGHT IT WITH ONLY 5 MILES ON IT. THOSE WIRING SHOULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE AS OF YET. I FOUND OUT FROM A CO-WORKER WHO HAS A FORENZA IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM; HE CANNOT USE HIS LOW BEAM LIGHTS ANYMORE AND HIS WARRANTY IS OVER; HE HAS TO USE HIS HIGH BEAM ALSO. PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (8-MAY-07): THE COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT SOMETIMES EVEN THE HIGH BEAMS DO NOT WORK NOW. |
| 2006 | POWER TRAIN | I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 06.THIS IS HE 2ND TIME I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR.THIS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD I BELIEVE THIS PART SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST. IM NOT SATISFIED WITH SUZUKI CARS ANYMORE. SEEMS AS THOUGH SUZUKI DONT CARE ABOUT SAFETY OR ABOUT CUSTOMER LOYALTY. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY A SUZUKI AGAIN. *TR |
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