general problems of the 2008 Smart Fortwo

The contact owns a 2008 Smart Fortwo. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v273000(engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact noticed there was smoke coming from the engine. The contact stated that the vehicle had caught on fire. No warning lights illuminated. The contact exited the vehicle quickly and entered a mechanic shop and a mechanic put on safety gloves to extinguish the fire with a fire hose. The fire was able to be extinguished by the mechanic. The mechanic mentioned that the insulation mat detached from the vehicle and caught on fire. No injuries were sustained. A fire report was not filed since the fire department was not at the scene. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's parents' home where it remained. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Mercedes-benz USA has no service centers on long island,NY that might fix the recall issue. For a time they were the only Smart car service provider after Smart car dealers were abandoned. Mb USA currently will not do the recall and offers no reasonable alternative. The issue is potential engine compartment/total vehicle fire due to compartment insulation failure. Offers no suggestions for doing the recall service except one mb dealer in CT at one time might be able; if I research them.

The contact owns a 2008 Smart Fortwo. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v273000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer suggested that the vehicle be towed to another local dealer. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2008 mercedes-benz Smart Fortwo. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v273000 (engine and engine cooling). The parts were available however; the dealer list the manufacturer provided that the recall repair instructions were not available. The contact called multiple dealers however services could not be provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

We were driving in greensboro nc this afternoon on the way to my husbands birthday dinner when off of bridford? parkway our 2008 Smart car passion for two started malfunctioning all lights flashing on instrument panel & brakes quit & another motorist drove up beside us with window down screaming get out your car is on fire!!! we managed to stop on side of road at woods & jumped out car was on fire looked like under back tires and engine in back! we grabbed what we could save & ran. 911 was called & fire and police came. 2 witnesses also to event we have photos & videos. Our car burned all the way down to frame! total loss! we could have died because we couldnt see the fire behind us under car & if not for the man we may have blown up!!.

Engine fire destroyed vehicle while driving on interstate at 65 mph. Vehicle was serviced and maintained per manufacturer maintenance schedule at authorized dealer. No prior issues with vehicle. Vehicle also passed emission check on 09/29/2021 with no obd error codes reported during inspection. Mileage: 60k.

I am seeing melted and possible burnt material on the underside of the engine compartment cover and I am concerned for a fire to develop. . I have photos I will send.

The contact owns a 2008 mercedes-benz Smart Fortwo. The contact stated while parking the vehicle, there was smoke coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was on fire under the hood. The fire department was called to the scene and the fire was extinguished. A fire report was filed. The vehicle was not towed. There was no injury sustained. There was no warning light illuminated. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 18v273000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Was driving at 35 mph at night, lights flashed on/off, her a thump and pop, car and lights shut off, then a large fire erupted in engine compartment. Vehicle was totally destroyed.

While driving on the highway and we noticed sudden smoke within the car. The car got very hot. We stopped and opened the engine compartment in the trunk and noticed that the insulation mat in the engine compartment was on fire. We did not notice any causes that could have lead to the burn besides the mat itself.

Received recall on rear insulation mat fire hazard.

The contact's mother owns a 2008 Smart Fortwo. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v273000 (engine and engine cooling). The local dealer was notified of the recall but informed the contact that the recall could not be serviced at their location. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to a dealer that was 180 miles away. The manufacturer was informed that the owner of the vehicle was elderly and would not be able to travel that far a distance yet was offered no additional assistance. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

2008 mercedes-benz Smart car. Consumer writes with concern for vehicle catching fire while idle in drive-way following recall and repairs by manufacturer.

Tl the contact owned a 2008 mercedes-benz Smart Fortwo. While the vehicle was parked in a parking garage, the garage attendant called the contact and informed him that smoke was emerging from under the hood. The vehicle caught fire without warning or impact. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but the cause of the fire was not determined. The insurance adjuster deemed the vehicle a total loss; however, the contact will take possession of it once it becomes diagnosed and repaired. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 205,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2008 mercedes-benz Smart Fortwo. While waiting to make a turn, the contact noticed smoke emerging from the rear of the vehicle. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and exited the vehicle as it became engulfed in flames. The police arrived and called the fire department to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot and retreived by the insurance company. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The contact researched online and found NHTSA campaign number: 18v273000 (engine) for the first time. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

Tl-the contact owned a 2008 Smart for two. The contact stated that after the vehicle was parked, the vehicle burst into flames. The contact stated that he was unaware of how or where the fire started. The vehicle was towed to an insurance auto auction. A local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,400. The vehicle was destroyed. Ah.

As my wife was filling the gas tank it failed to build back pressure that would normally shut off the gas pump. This has occurred twice. Then on mon. The 19th of June after work my wife complained of a strong gas oder inside the vehicle. She drove the car to work on tues. Morning and had the same strong gas smell. She thought that it might be due to overfilling the tank. When she got home on tues. Night we noticed a steady stream of gas pouring out of the vehicle under the car near the passenger side of the vehicle. The gas only streamed out when the engine was running. Once we shutoff the car it would dribble out for a few more minutes then eventually stop. When I turned the car on it would begin flowing fuel onto the ground immediately. I had the car towed to the Mercedes Benz\Smart car dealer located nearest to me. After the car was towed I started to do some research online to determine if this is a common issue. I was surprised to find that there have been many complaints posted to chat room boards regarding a fuel leak and a broken discharge line from the fuel pump to the engine. What I was even more startled to find was literally hundreds of different videos of Smart cars catching on fire. I soon discovered that there is an open investigation with the NHTSA for engine fires on model 2008-2009 Fortwo Smart cars. The investigation number is pe-16-016 the dealership called me today and stated that the fuel pump is leaking gas on top of the tank and that the fuel pump will need to be replaced. They have not dropped the fuel tank yet. They witnessed the fuel leak using a mirror. It is now Friday at 2:15pm pst, and to late for them to start repairing the fuel pump today. The dealership plans to drop the tank and replace the fuel pump on tues. Morning. I will be there to photograph the location of the break on the fuel line and update this complaint after that.

While driving rear motor caught fire,.

Tl-the contact 2008 Smart car for two. The contact stated while driving 25 mph there was smoke emerging from the vents. There was fire exhuming from under the hood. There were no warning lights illuminated. There was no crash. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries. There was no police report filed. The contact's father extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was still be serviced. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 50,000. Ap.

Takata recall. I was on my way home from work and looked in my rear view mirror and saw smoke. I pulled over to the side of the road only to find my car was beginning to be engulfed in flames. There was no warning, no previous work done on the car. . . Nothing! I was traveling 45 mph on the street. There were no changes in my driving habit or anything like that. I called the police and fire dept. They responded and extinguished the fire. The fire department wrote up a report and determined that the fire started in the engine area. Again, before then, I had no issues with the car, engine or anything electrical. My life was put in danger due to this fire. I reported it to my insurance company and it was an obvious total loss. I am attaching a copy of the fire report for your review.

Within 20 miles of the "check engine" light coming on, the catalytic converter overheated and set the car on fire, burning the car to the ground.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Smartc. The contact stated that after stopping the vehicle had an abnormal odor. The contact stated they saw smoke came out from the engine compartment which altered them to a fire. The fire department extinguished the fire and determined that the vehicle insulation caught fire on the heat shield. The contact drove the vehicle back to the contacts residence. The vehicle was not taken back to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 51000. Kh.

My 2008 Smart has a little over 36,000 miles on it. Since around 06/16/2015, the gear shift would get stuck and not go into reverse or drive. After a few attempts, it would eventually go into the correct gear. On Sunday 06/28/2015, regardless of numbers of attempt, it only goes from p to n and will not shift to reverse or drive. I purchased this car the day it came on the market in may 2008 and picked it up from mb of laguna nieguel. I even purchased an extended warranty on it (5yrs, 75,000 miles) which at the time of purchase, I was told begins after the initial manufacture's warrenty expires. I am now told the extended warranty is already expired. How does a car with under 36,000 start to have transmission problems when all it's services were completed by the dealership at the time it was required?! mb of beverly hills service advisor (john) told me this mornign it would take 2-3 wks be fore I can take the car in and get a loaner car so they can diagnoise the problem, when there are hundreds of Smart owners who have complained about this same exact problem on the web. A lego car would probably last longer than this vehicle made by Mercedes Benz!!.

Went to start car in garagewhen it make an odd sound and smelled of smoke. Tokko car in to dealer and they said top of engine around valves was blown. 46,000 miles on it. . . Been holding on to it waiting for a recall. Car is still in my shed.

2008 Smart fourtwo passion. 25,380 miles. Car failed to start. Towed to dealership and was informed that the cylinder head had cracked. Engine had to essentially be completely rebuilt. Initial cost estimate was over $6000. After much haggling it was lowered to $3000. Note the Smart warranty is 2 years, 24,000 miles.