2006 Suzuki Forenza Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 4%of 280 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 56,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the seat belts of the 2006 Suzuki Forenza, 4% of the 280 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 56,500 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“On march 6th 2018 I was involved in an accident with a volkswagen gti I was sitting in the left turn lane in the intersection waiting for traffic to clear so I could proceed when I did I was going approximately 5 miles per hour on a city street when a red light runner of course ran the red light and plowed into me going approximately 50 miles an hour . On impact the seatbelt failed to do what it was designed to do. Instead it immediately unlatched which in turn caused me to be thrown into the passenger door, the dash and the back seat.”
NHTSA complaint #11186946, filed 2019-03, 82,000 miles“Suzuki Forenza in front end collision with jeep wrangler. Forenza suffered front end damage. The airbags in the Forenza did not deploy. The drivers side seat belt in the Forenza did not lock when I slammed on the brakes, which LED to me slamming against the steering wheel.”
NHTSA complaint #10279299, filed 2009-08, 38,000 miles“A malfunction occurs when I attempt to shift gears from park to any other. 1. It makes a loud, deep sound, similar to thunk-thunk and if I don't have my foot on the brake hard enough, the car lurches. 2. The dashboard signal for pdrn etc randomly changes to a weird symbol that is not any letter in the american alphabet. 3. It makes a revving sound which should indicate a higher velocity when in fact it is at a lower velocity. 4. It will not accelerate properly. When entering a high frequency road or highway, I have to floor the gas pedal to go normal speed then maintain it. 5. …”
NHTSA complaint #10461242, filed 2012-06, 30,000 miles“2006 Suzuki Forenza wagon issues so far: 63k - check engine light came on and a line through the d on the instrument panel showed up, which acts like the car is in neutral. When trying to accelerate the car has no power. If you pull over, turn the car off and restart it then the car is back to normal. It has done this 4 times now in the past 2 weeks. 60k - a couple of months ago the window washer pump went out and I had to replace it. I did it myself and it still cost me $85. Front seatbelt acts like it latches but then comes back out (this problem was recalled). …”
NHTSA complaint #10397215, filed 2011-04, 40,000 miles“My 2006 Suzuki Forenza's transmission is slipping. They tell me it is a sensor and it will be 400 to fix. It also has an issue with the seat belt getting stuck and or not latching, it also is having issue with suspension issues as well as( power train)ex.throttle body, front struts, speedometer, seat belt, door handle something has to be done about this my car has only 80,000 miles on it and it has all these issues. I have researched this issue and I have found numerious others with same problem. Suzuki needs to do somethind about this or recall car.”
NHTSA complaint #10354584, filed 2010-09, 70,000 milesRelated recalls
- 07V315000Jul 24, 2007On certain passenger vehicles, the front seat belt tongue will not latch into the buckle and, in rare cases, even the locked tongue will pop out by low…Covers: Suzuki Forenza 2006–2007, Reno 2006–2007
Seat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Suzuki Forenza
116 complaintsElectrical system
57 complaintsAir bags
56 complaintsVehicle speed control
29 complaintsEngine cooling
27 complaintsExterior lighting
21 complaintsEngine
15 complaintsSuspension
14 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
12 complaintsFuel system
11 complaintsOther or unknown
11 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Suzuki Forenza
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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