hey so my car has like 21,400 miles. And since about 15k miles I've been having transmission problems (which btw the dealership says aren't there because the ten minutes they spend looking at it it looks fine, and pawn it off as me being a girl) and now starting yesterday my ac has been making a horrible noise (like something's crawled in there and died). has anyone else had any of these problems, and if so how did you fix them/ what did the dealership do to fix it.
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Permalink Reply by Bobeto on -
I got the same problem...21, 000 miles, too....and I have the exact same problem with the air conditioner and at times..it doesn't want to come on right away.....The gear thing has me worried but like you when I took it in...it was fine...! My Smart is a 2008 Passion (Orange/Red & Black). I can't believe I found someone with the exact same problem....
Bob
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Permalink Reply by stacey selman on -
yeah it's really annoying. my dad looked at it today and he said it should be an easy fix once i can get it to the dealership....but my dealership can't even fix their answer machine in the office so we'll see. do you have the problem where if your going up hill good forbid someone has to stop because then you will have to put the gas pedal all the way onto the ground to get the car back up too speed? i live at the top of a hill and it gets really bad
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My 2008 SMART Passion burned down to the frame about a month ago when commuting home, for no apparent reason. All attempts to get the Dealer or SMART USA to look into the cause failed and I don't want anyone else to have to experience walking away from a car that was engulfed in flames in less than 30 seconds. I was lucky!
I turned it over to my Insurance Company's Total Loss Department. Has anyone else heard of SMART Cars catching on fire?
Please note it seemed that my air conditioner was having a similar problem just before this fire!
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My car keeps messing up when I try to excel.....won't excel in automatic many times, than have to change gears manually. It gets dangerous when in the fast lane on the 401 hwy. also, gets stuck in zero gear and sometimes won't change to reverse....anyone with this problem. Rear lights seem to be a little wingy too? Smart car acts like they've never seen this problem before???I love my Smart Car but am discouraged!!!
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Permalink Reply by stacey selman on
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if i could i would get rid of my smart in a heart beat. Things keep acting up and the dealership acts like it's nothing. I've never had such bad customer service in my life. It's turned me off the car completly....i tell everyone who asks me about them not to get one now.
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Hey also had the air conditioning problems. Don't know if we're allowed to say but the dealership I normally go to is great they fixed it no problem. I was just too far from that dealer to be towed:( They really seem to know what they are doing! This last one, even though it is under warranty, automatically started talking cost.....what about the warranty...bumper to bumper!!??
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Permalink Reply by stacey selman on
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my car's in getting fixed for the ac today and i have the extended 5 year warrenty so if they call me up for cost i'm going to flip my s**t on someone...i warned them in a half jokingly way (cause they know i'm not too happy with their service) that they don't want to mess with me today because i have a really important final tonight
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hope all goes well tonight Stacey! They apparently are going to hook my car up to some computer device and reprogram the transmission.....think that's what they told my husband. Hopefully my problem is being resolved:) You know when I was in Paris they have these cars all over the place, I'm betting they don't have the same issues over there due to volume.
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Michelle,
It's not just volume of smarts in Europe..
The fault lies with smart USA and the special transmission shift and programming for North America.
France, UK, Australia... in fact most the world, have the original transmission shift design where Auto is an extra cost option... we don't have the US shifter or program problems. I have the Auto option and rarely use it 'cos it is slow, clunky and unpredictable.
Poor service comes from the top down in the US/Canada... they created the problem and don't want to admit to it with a general recall?
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AHHHHHHHHHH FURIOUS!!! I AM DEALING WITH THE SAME EXACT CRAP!!!!!!!! GOT THE RUN AROUND FOR 3 WEEKS!!!!!!
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Michelle,
It's not just volume of smarts in Europe..
The fault lies with smart USA and the special transmission shift and programming for North America.
France, UK, Australia... in fact most the world, have the original transmission shift design w…
AHHHHHHHHHH FURIOUS!!! I AM DEALING WITH THE SAME EXACT CRAP!!!!!!!! GOT THE RUN AROUND FOR 3 WEEKS!!!!!!
well American companies and to be fair most others as well want to sell you the NEXT one and people are suckered into the whole Bigger, better, more horsepower, 45 cup holders, gps/cd/dvd/bluetooth/backup camera... crap. most gadgets can be had as a…
hope all goes well tonight Stacey! They apparently are going to hook my car up to some computer device and reprogram the transmission.....think that's what they told my husband. Hopefully my problem is being resolved:) You know when I was in Paris t…
my car's in getting fixed for the ac today and i have the extended 5 year warrenty so if they call me up for cost i'm going to flip my s**t on someone...i warned them in a half jokingly way (cause they know i'm not too happy with their service) that…
Very interesting....I too am experiencing the same mechanical problems. I will let you know how I am taken care of and would be interested in some form of recourse if not taken care of properly make sure you document everything as it's your best mea…
Hey also had the air conditioning problems. Don't know if we're allowed to say but the dealership I normally go to is great they fixed it no problem. I was just too far from that dealer to be towed:( They really seem to know what they are doing! Thi…
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