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Old 03-10-2010, 11:17 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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my smart car wonders on freeway

Hi i bought my smart car three weeks ago and i enjoy it very much but i have a question my smart car wonders on the freeway is this normal? Thank You I would like to hear from some of you guys . bobjimenez

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Even if the following thread is locked, it may give you some ideas:
Can someone explain something to me? (simple tips/highway stability)
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easiest thing to do is check tire pressures. I found mine to be off and it helped with the highway tracking.
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Thanks to JPaul for pointing out the thread right away. The amount of rampant speculation gets silly as will be seen by reading through that collection of possibilities. It ends up being one of two things: it's either 1) a rear tire is out of balance or 2) it's something else.
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what does it WONDER? Maybe as it Wanders?
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Even if the following thread is locked, it may give you some ideas:
Can someone explain something to me? (simple tips/highway stability)
Good job for mentioning that thread. I could see a train wreck up the road but we switched tracks.
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In other words, We need more details as to what is happening with your car to realy be able to help.

Take another smart for a test drive to confirm something is not quite right
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what does it WONDER? Maybe as it Wanders?
My smart car often wonders what it would be like to drive faster.
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It ends up being one of two things: it's either 1) a rear tire is out of balance or 2) it's something else.


That's kind of like saying there are only two kinds of fruit. 1) Apples 2) fruits that aren't apples.
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Yes! See, I'm not the only 'wonderer" LOL

I saw this and prayed someone would shoot them over to the other thread. Definitely take it back to the dealer and tell them you want them to balance it. I've never had another problem.

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