Is anyone else having these problems?
Tires - I recently had to replace my front tires at 20,000 miles due to cupping and excess wear on the inside. I had a four wheel alignnment performed ($99.95!?) which showed the front end only slightly out on one side, not nearly enough to have caused the wear. Could this be a design or specification problem?
Roof - The plastic roof panel has developed a "checking" problem all over. These are little cracks throughout the panel that weren't there for the first 18 months I owned the car. My smart Service Center said "They all do that." That may well be but could just mean they all have the same defect! Anybody had their roof replaced for a similar problem?
I'd appreciate hearing from others regarding their experience with these issues.
Thanks
Dave Strom - South Boston, VA
Tires - I recently had to replace my front tires at 20,000 miles due to cupping and excess wear on the inside. I had a four wheel alignnment performed ($99.95!?) which showed the front end only slightly out on one side, not nearly enough to have caused the wear. Could this be a design or specification problem?
Roof - The plastic roof panel has developed a "checking" problem all over. These are little cracks throughout the panel that weren't there for the first 18 months I owned the car. My smart Service Center said "They all do that." That may well be but could just mean they all have the same defect! Anybody had their roof replaced for a similar problem?
I'd appreciate hearing from others regarding their experience with these issues.
Thanks
Dave Strom - South Boston, VA
Comment
- Comment by Bum-Bling-B 1 day ago
- I've had two roofs replaced on 2 of my smarts. At first the dealer was surprised to hear of something but it is now beginning to be a common problem so they are a bit more used to it.
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