Air Bag Problems of Smart Fortwo

The srs light is on. Technician scanned vehicle and performed guided tests on drivers side seat airbag, found that he airbag squib is faulty. This is an internal part of the airbag and airbag will need to be replaced.

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The contact owns a 2009 Smart Fortwo. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light was illuminated and would not turn off. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing the driver’s side air bag replaced. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. The independent mechanic had to order the parts for the repair. The dealer was contacted however, the dealer was unable to confirm when the part would be available. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 127,000.

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Red light with seat with a red dot came on while I was driving. I stopped the car and looked up what the symbol meant. When it didn't involve oil or water, I drove it to dealer. They performed 30,000 mile service and when I drove it home it stopped.

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I can get no information about recalls for this car, but especially whether or not the airbags in this car are part of the takata airbag recall. Mercedes USA can't help. Mercedes germany won't help. The company that purchased these cars, brought them to the us, and modified them to meet us standards, refuses to answer my question. No one can help me find out if my airbags are part of the recall.

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The srs light came on. Had the dealer diagnose to find it is an intermittent connection to multiple connectors. Service tech advised by software analysis to use contact enhancement fluid or spray. Code was cleared. The srs light was out and stayed off for about two weeks. Conclusion is the srs system in these cars are unreliable and safety cannot be guaranteed. Cheep connectors causing issue. This should be a recall for these cars.

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After starting the Smart Fortwo the srs (airbag symbol) stayed lit. The owner's manual states that the airbag deployment could be compromised; do not operate the vehicle. I purchased the car new from the Smart dealer and purchased the extended warranty. This issue occurred just as Smart was transferred from Volkswagen to mercedes (summer 2011) so no dealer was able to service my vehicle for a minimum of 2 weeks as the mercedes dealers weren't tooled to service them yet. After the transition period, the service rep informed me that it might not be covered under the warranty and I would have to pay for the diagnosis (nearly $200). If the problem was discovered to be covered under the warranty I would get that back. Due to budget constraints I was not able to immediately perform the diagnosis. Now, beginning of 2012, mercedes has performed the diagnosis and confirmed that the adapter for the wiring harness has a resistance that is too high and triggering the system status light and the system will not operate unless fixed. They have performed a large number of these fixes. However, it is not covered under the warranty. The estimate for parts and labor is $541. I was informed that Smart has been made aware of the issue and has 'upgraded' the adapter choice, but does not cover the part/labor for fixing it. My new car, low mileage, garaged, no wrecks or damage otherwise, is unsafe to drive. Federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208 (fmvss 208) requires minimum srs standards be met: "passenger cars (effective 9-1-97), multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks and buses (effective 9-1-98) shall be equipped with air bags. " srs will not deploy; effectively there are no air bags. That is a violation of the standard, and Smart/mercedes will not warranty the known defect. This be covered under any warranty, it should be a full recall. Drivers and passengers are at risk!.

The supplemental restraint system light indecates a malfunction within the system. This is the third time this failure has happen. The first time it happen the dealer said it was a bad ground. The second time it failed the dealer replaced the drivers seat belt. My concern is that the owners manual states, "warning a malfunctioning srs system may not deploy when needed in an accident resulting in serious or fatal injury, or it might deploy unexpectedly and unnecessary which could result in an accident and/or injury to you or to others. " in an effert to find out why this happening I went on-line and found a Smart car web site ,independent from the manufacture(daimler ag), that had listed many owners with the same problem. The manufacture has a reacurring defect that needs to be addressed. This places owners, pasengers, and the public, in an unsafe condition. Please address this safety hazard.