Shifter stuck again

[Turbo42]

Guess what it happened again the 2nd time now shifter got stuck once again. So i demanded a new shifter what did they do they lubed it i have had it with the dealer in tampa. But guess what i will have the last laugh next time it gets stuck bc i will file lemon law and i cant wait to see how they get me another one next time will be the 3rd time for the same problem

[mvukovich]

MY car has broke down twice now, thank goodness I was in a good area. Once was the shifter and the second time was the 3 bar problem. I don't trust the car anymore.

[anthony94114]

I had a lot of issues with my smart. They're well shared here, so I won't bore you with them now, but I suggest you kindly convey your thoughts to the dealer. I never even mentioned the Lemon Law (though it was certainly in my back pocket..) but made it clear that things weren't cool. They couldn't disagree.. car problems are sucky and they bother the dealer almost as much as the customer.

The dealer didn't make the car have problems.. the manufacturer did. Ultimately, the car us almost un-sellable once it's officially Lemon Lawed so if it's not obvious to the dealer, I'm sure they'd rather keep the car from a virtual loss. Once cars that have been Lemon Lawed (at least in California) they will always have to be disclosed as such.

Google up 'Florida Lemon Law' and find out the general details. By avoiding the actual legal process, you also save legal fees, and maybe your dealer will get creative with options to keep you happy.

[rawlus®]

it's helpful to know the production date of your smart for issues such as this as we can then begin to narrow down the problems to specific production times. other threads have stated that the shifter issue has been fixed in production or is being fixed upon arriving in US port of call.

[markitect]

This is specifically what lemon laws are for, just make sure to read up on it ahead of time as they very state to state. If they won't fix it properly use it.

[Flashman]

Originally Posted by babybenz

Guess what it happened again the 2nd time now shifter got stuck once again. So i demanded a new shifter what did they do they lubed it i have had it with the dealer in tampa. But guess what i will have the last laugh next time it gets stuck bc i will file lemon law and i cant wait to see how they get me another one next time will be the 3rd time for the same problem

Sorry to hear the shifter is giving you this trouble. You know, I am pretty sure any dealer can perform warranty service. Why not take it to St. Pete or other dealer instead?

[Turbo42]

its production date 3/08 i love the car i dont want to get rid of it but i keep getting stuck its a hassle

[mvukovich]

I'm glad people are sharing there problems with the car on this site. Smart has a few major problems with the car. My production date was 12/07. Last week there wasa person that reported on this site he had only had his car a week and it had the shifter problem.

[Wdhitch]

Originally Posted by babybenz

its production date 3/08 i love the car i dont want to get rid of it but i keep getting stuck its a hassle

GET A LAWYER and be VERY CAREFULL!!!! We had a new beetle that we bought from Kuhn in Tampa about 4 years ago that had to be lemon law'd... it was one of the biggest hassles I've ever had. And when you get an attorney read the fine print... the "you pay nothing" only applies if you win at trial... if you settle you pay fees and you can't get any damages... only the appraised value of your car.

Not that I'm happy about your situation but it's nice to see that someone else has had issues with the Tampa Dealer. Nice guys but they're car salesmen... We've had issues with the clip that holds the engine cover down and our sunshade and it's been 3 weeks now that they were trying to get the part... Also, we still haven't received our registration (we transferred our tag) which I was told would be mailed to us.


Rant over...

[mvukovich]

It could be all of the Smarts will have this problem, over and over again until they fix it with more then WD40.