Equipment Problems of Smart Fortwo - part 2

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Hello. I saw on the news there was an investigation about 2008/2009 Smart cars. Mine caught completely on fire in April of 2012 while driving. I did not know where to complain to other than the dealership until I saw the news. I bought my Smart car in December of 2009. With in 9 months I started having electrical issues. It would start turning off while driving the turn back on about 30 seconds later. I took it in 4 times and they could never figure out was was wrong with it and would return it back. On the 4th time I did bring up the lemon law and they kept my car for a couple weeks. A couple months later I was on the freeway and my car started going electronically haywire. The front windshield wipers were going crazy and the dashboard was turning off and on. I pulled over onto the emergency lane immediately. My shifter was stick for a couple of seconds and once I put it on park, I took out the keys. When I turned the car back on the wipers started going crazy again, the dashboard went blank, the doors were locking and unlocking and the horn was going off. There was a weird smell and I looked up and there was smoke coming out of by the inside of my windshield. I got scared and immediately go out once the locks unlocked. As I opened the passenger door to get my purse, I noticed flames by the pedals and a black box that melted through the car. I called 911 as I poured water from my water bottle. That did not help. The front of the car by then was on fire. I grabbed my two boxes from my trunk and walked the the emergency lane as far as I could until the fire department arrived. I have saved all the times I took my car to get checked at the dealership. That is the only place I took my car.

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The plastic composite material that makes up the clear roof panel on Smart Fortwo passion models has been known to "craze" or haze over with fine marks, that catch and reflect the sun. This makes the roof's material appear to wear down due to the sun's uv light. Owners that park their cars in garages have fewer symptoms, and adversely, those who always keep their car outside and exposed to sun see exasperated issues. There have been reports of the material warping due to wear and experiencing leaks around the edges. As the panel is not a sun roof, but instead the vehicle's roof itself, the problem is not cheap to repair. The material has been known to "craze" since the Smart Fortwo was updated in 2008, and as of 2012 the problem still exists.

Car makes loud loud noises and they telling me it was normal nothing wrong I don't think that's true can some one help me it's been like this sense I n ought it at annapolis dealership seat belt steering wheel loud noises.