smart fortwo transmission problem
Has anyone had the problem of their transmission not going into reverse? It has happened with mine six times now. The display does not indicate any letter for the gear and the transmission is not in gear. Sometimes the display indicates "N" instead of "R" and it is still not in gear. Sometimes, it does this in "D" also. If I let it sit when it is indicating "N" instead of "R", an alarm starts sounding. Any help?
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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Sawyer on -
I have asked Frank to give me a promise, in writing, that this transmission issue will continue to be covered under warranty, even after my 2 years is up in August. Haven't heard back yet. If I don't get this promise....
Small claims court?
I'm trying to keep really detailed notes about the exact circumstances surrounding this problem each time it happens; I'm hoping I can figure out a pattern. If we ALL do that, perhaps we can solve this mystery and then Smart's engineers can fix the software bug.
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Permalink Reply by Robert Riley on -
Do the 2010 fortwo's have the same problem that the 2008's have or have they figured out a way to solve many of the transmission problems that the 2008's have had? I just bought my 2010 passion on May 19th, 2010.
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Permalink Reply by Robert Riley on
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Nobody ever answered my question about the 2010.
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Permalink Reply by Mike Becvar on
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Only time will tell for sure...
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Permalink Reply by Robert Riley on
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I heard or read some place that they changed the clutches for 2009. Is this true? It was a long time ago that I recall hearing this and this was long before I ever bought this car. I only have over 300 miles on it so far. It's a joy to drive in the city.
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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Sawyer on
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They performed a software upgrade to my transmission in April, 2009. I didn't notice any changes.
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Permalink Reply by Robert Riley on
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So the shifting felt the same after they did the programming?
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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Sawyer on
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Yes, but I have an on the floor stick shift and I ALWAYS use manual mode, so I may not have noticed a change that was subtle.
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