Overview & Reviews

The 2008 Suzuki Forenza features very minor changes from last year, including chrome inside door handles and available Bluetooth.

• Low price, spacious cabin, available wagon model.

• Below-average fuel economy, leisurely acceleration on models with the automatic transmission, sloppy handling, lack of refinement, discouraging crash test scores.

User Reviews:

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  I hate this car - 2008 Suzuki Forenza
  By LW - May 23 - 11:50 pm

  We bought this 2008 Suzuki Forenza new. We took it back to the dealer three times within the first 3 months for them to check the transmission. It was shifting from one gear to the next unpredictably. When driven down hill it jumps into gears. When driven up hill it drags then jumps into gears and will excelarate unpredictably. The mechanics in the Suzuki dealership told us the car will stop doing this after 6K miles that because it was new this was expected and normal. It is past the 6k mile point, we have about 12k miles on the car and we still have the same unpredictable shifting and excelaration I am not comfortable driving this car any more and am wondering why there hasn’t been a reca

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  Disappointment - 2008 Suzuki Forenza
  By Denny&Lorena - July 24 - 2:10 am

  Poor fuel milage for a car this size. Inherrant problems with tire wear and admitted problems with head gasket (loosing coolant)as pointed out by an authorized Suzuki service dept.

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  Ok Vehicle, would rather have different - 2008 Suzuki Forenza
  By PM - December 11 - 3:53 am

  This car has been dependable since I got it, of course it only had 6 miles and was new. I dont like the slow acceleration, and rough handling on bumps. I think the car gets good speed once it is pushed and broken in. The gas does not justice, I had way better usage in my V6 Pontiac Grand Prix then this little 4 cylinder. I wish I would of taken better looks into it and not have let the warranty win me over cause now I want another car so bad and I dont want this car.

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  Youll regret getting this one - 2008 Suzuki Forenza
  By jmm16 - December 2 - 3:55 pm

  I got this back in March with 51,000 miles. The speakers are blown out, windows off track, airbag and check engine light are always on when car is on, the transmission slips. It wont go into reverse half the time, the air/heat wont completely turn off, it makes a bad noise when turning sharp to the right. Does anyone know what to do to get the engine light to go off and stay and the transmission to stop whacking out? Ive been told it could be the transmission fluid but no local shop can do it cause its a foreign car. Ive been told transmission sensors or a new trans as well and even a catalytic converter problem.

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  Yyou have got to be kidding me! - 2008 Suzuki Forenza
  By SERIOUSLY? - September 17 - 10:00 am

  After the first week of having this car it completely died on me with no explanation. The air smells like mold whenever I turn the a/c or the heat on, me being pregnant doesnt help my tolerance level at all. The transmission is going out, shifts horribly, the driver side airbags do not work (the light is on 24/7) and the passenger side sensor doesnt work when it should. The cars only 2 years old has 40k miles, I cannot believe that there are this many problems with it so soon. Blown speakers, windows are off the tracks.

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  Never buy, cant drive my family safely around!! - 2008 Suzuki Forenza
  By maloney1124 - February 25 - 6:46 pm

  I got my Suzuki two years ago this month... Bought it wil 18,000 miles on it. To start, they replaced the transmission a day before I got it. Dealer never said anything and said nothing was wrong with it, that it belonged to an elderly woman who only used it to run errands... I get the car n 6 months later (4,000 miles if that!) they had to replace the transmission again! 35,000 miles currently n on its 3rd transmission and current will need replaced yet again cause its slipping. It randomly shuts off, speakers blown out, outside door handle paint is all off n dealer repainted them, check engine light goes on n off, gas light doesnt come on until your out of gas, Nd much more! Dont buy!!!