Table 1 shows five common equipment related problems of the 2009 Smart Fortwo. The number one most common problem is related to the equipment (16 problems). The second most common problem is related to the air conditioner (one problem).
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Equipment problems | |
| Air Conditioner problems | |
| Air Conditioner problems | |
| Radio/tape Cd Player problems | |
| Carrier/rack problems |
When starting the car, the transmission will not respond to the shifter being put into any gear. A computer diagnostic says it is a communications issue. Mercedes, who sold the car to me new, refuses to do any repair work as they have discontinued Smart sales in the us. Read details...
Within the space of three months, in the middle of driving my Smartcar, my dash display has gone from showing d (for drive) to n and then flashing three vertical bars. I have lost all control of driving the car and luckily there was space on the side of the road to coast to a stop. Read details...
From reviewing the Smartusa website and other forums online I have seen exactly what issue I am seeing. It seems that there was a bad batch of ac blower motors. Seems at one time they were on backorder as they were replacing under the warranty but my year was only 2/24k and now I am over 4 months Read details...