NHTSA Complaint #10250704 — 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10250704
Vehicle	2007 SUZUKI FORENZA
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	December 3, 2008
Date Filed	December 4, 2008
Mileage	13,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

ON 12/3/08 @ 12:30 A.M., MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA CAUGHT FIRE RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS. I'VE CONTACTED SUZUKI & I'M AWAITING THERE RETURN CALL. THE FIRE MARSHALL RULED OUT ARSON & CONCLUDED THAT THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD RESULTING FROM ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2008 & I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM SINCE THE PURCHASE. ON 12/2/08, I DROVE THE VEHICLE ONCE IN THE MORNING & THEN AGAIN IN THE EVENING. BOTH TRIPS WERE SHORT DISTANCES. ON THE EVENING/EARLY MORNING OF 12/3/08 I WOKE UP TO MY CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *TR

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