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Jim McDonough
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smart fortwo transmission problem

It sounds like the clutch problem. I would encourage you to bring it in to be fixed as soon as possible. It is a safety issue.

Replied May 11

Towed 6 times in 2 years and tired of it

Update: the parts came into the dealership Thursday. Car was repaired by Friday noon. She has been driving it since with no additional problems. The car was in the shop over one week. The loaner def…

Replied May 11

smart fortwo transmission problem

Rebecca - there are two problems. My wife has had both. 1. Shifter stuck, takes extreme force to move it at all. 2. Shifter not stuck, but the car doesn't really go into gear. The display is blank.…

Replied May 11

smart fortwo transmission problem

This is why my wife's car is in the shop right now. The shifter moves but nothing happens. I tested it myself after she reported the problem. I got the car into reverse maybe 1 time in 15 tries. Not…

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Jim McDonough replied to Francis PoWell's discussion 'smart fortwo transmission problem'
It sounds like the clutch problem. I would encourage you to bring it in to be fixed as soon as possible. It is a safety issue.
May 11
Jim McDonough replied to Jim McDonough's discussion 'Towed 6 times in 2 years and tired of it'
Update: the parts came into the dealership Thursday. Car was repaired by Friday noon. She has been driving it since with no additional problems. The car was in the shop over one week. The loaner definitely helped.
May 11
Jim McDonough replied to Francis PoWell's discussion 'smart fortwo transmission problem'
Rebecca - there are two problems. My wife has had both. 1. Shifter stuck, takes extreme force to move it at all. 2. Shifter not stuck, but the car doesn't really go into gear. The display is blank. Either is a serious problem, disabling the car.
May 11
Jim McDonough replied to Francis PoWell's discussion 'smart fortwo transmission problem'
This is why my wife's car is in the shop right now. The shifter moves but nothing happens. I tested it myself after she reported the problem. I got the car into reverse maybe 1 time in 15 tries. Not good enough. Into drive maybe 1 time in 5. It wa…
May 2
Jim McDonough replied to Jim McDonough's discussion 'Towed 6 times in 2 years and tired of it'
The "update" service did not include a new battery. The update did improve the shifting and performance somewhat. I learned later that when they replaced the original battery, they replaced it with a like battery, but their records indicated that th…
April 30
Jody replied to Jim McDonough's discussion 'Towed 6 times in 2 years and tired of it'
That is definitely a craptastic dealership. MBSC called me about the battery, and replaced it for me as part of the "update" service I did last year. I've never had any power problems at all since. Was your battery not upgraded as part of the update…
April 30
Tony replied to Jim McDonough's discussion 'Towed 6 times in 2 years and tired of it'
I've had my 2008 passion since August of 08, over 23,000 miles and knock on wood... never a major issue that cause me to need that kind of service. I hope your dealer gets it right
April 28
Brabus007 replied to Jim McDonough's discussion 'Towed 6 times in 2 years and tired of it'
Sounds like you should have bought a Tow Truck, and not a Smart...
April 27
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Towed 6 times in 2 years and tired of it
My wife drives a smart. When it works, she loves it. Our car is a 2008 model, I think it's called a Passion. The car has barely 11K miles on it. Last week, our dealer, Smart Center Dallas, admitted that the stock battery that came with the car…
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