Serious Problem with my Bumblebee

[Smartdavis]

The best response I heard from a Smart salesman answering a question from an owner who had car trouble. "It's just a machine. It's got mechanical parts. Sometimes things break" However, I like the bad gas theory from herbdvh. With prices so high I would expect gasoline "issues" to pop up more often now. Best advice from the Hitchhiker's Guide. "Don't Panic'

[bottlerocket]

Originally Posted by heathere3

Yes, it was just after a left hand turn! Something specific about that Bottlerocket?

And to answer 74AMX304V8's questions, fuel level was half a tank, speed somewhere in the 10-15mph range. I was driving straight in automatic mode and gently accelerating when it happened (stop sign on end of block), immediately after turning left. I had *just* left work.

There's a thread in here somewhere where someone had the same problem but only after left hand turns. Do a search for it!

[MP3SMART]

Could you have moved the key by accident?

[blackbeagle]

I read this problem on another forum:

http://www.*********/forum/topic/sho...ATopic%3A25385

It doesn't appear to be consistent, and so far, there's no fix for it because they can't replicate the occurrence.

Hopefully a solution can be found soon. As a car driver, I hate to hear, "it's a car. It has part. Things will happen".

[blackbeagle]

Sorry..not sure why this forum blocked the website to another forum. It's smart451dotcom.

[Kermit]

You could use my wife's solution for no left turns - "Three rights make a left" (She's so terrified to drive she actually does this).

Use that and no more stalls with the left hand turns.

In all seriousness, I hope it doesn't happen again and maybe it was a freakish one-time thing.

[SmartJJ]

Originally Posted by Bum-bling-B

You could use my wife's solution for no left turns - "Three rights make a left" (She's so terrified to drive she actually does this).

Use that and no more stalls with the left hand turns.

In all seriousness, I hope it doesn't happen again and maybe it was a freakish one-time thing.

UPS also plans routes with no left turns.

No left turn: Companies try to save fuel as prices rise - USATODAY.com

[Kermit]

Originally Posted by SmartJJ

UPS also plans routes with no left turns.

No left turn: Companies try to save fuel as prices rise - USATODAY.com

Yep, when I showed her a UPS article a few years ago about no-lefts she thought it was funny as she has been using this left hand turn method for ages.

[LorbeerTLC]

I've had this happen to me once and it turned out I had so much stuff on my key chain, it turned-off the engine while I was driving. So I had to remove some of my other keys hanging off of it and I've never had it happen again.
I'm guessing maybe that's what happend here too.

-Tom L.

[JusNameMe]

Originally Posted by saskdiesel

My wife would be asking the same question.
If a "what if" turned into a 15km walk on the highway at night she has every right to be concerned.

Exactly, so if you're afraid of it, sell it. I'm a wife and if I get afraid of it being unreliable I will sell it. Until then ...