Consumer Complaint Detail

SUZUKI / FORENZA / 2005

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007101219 Incident Date: Jan, 28 2007
Consumer's City: ALEXANDRIA Consumer's State: LA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Model Name: FORENZA Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KL5JD56Z15K Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 04 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 14 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2005 suzuki forenza. on january 29, 2007 the interior of the vehicle caught on fire in the steering column while she tried to start the vehicle. the vehicle was destroyed. the fire department stated that the cause of the fire was electrical. there were no warning indicator lights on the instrument panel during or prior to the fire. also, there was no prior maintenance worked performed on the vehicle. the current and failure milege were 32,000. *ak phone interview update (8-may-2007): the complainant indicated that the high beams headlights often came on instead of the low beams.