10454584¶

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NHTSA Owner Complaint ODI 10454584¶

nhtsa.gov/complaints/10454584 · p. 1 · Applies to: 451

Manufacturer: SMART USA DISTRIBUTOR LLC Components: POWER TRAIN Date filed: 04/09/2012 | Date of incident: 04/01/2009 Vehicles affected: - MY

Owner narrative: ON OR ABOUT 2 MONTHS OR APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND HAD STOPPED AT MY MOTHERS DRIVEWAY PUT THE CAR ON PARK AND LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE WHILE I HANDED SOMETHING TO MY MOTHER WHO APPROACHED THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TRIED PUTTING THE VEHICLE BACK ON DRIVE TO TAKE OFF THE ENGINE WAS NONRESPONSIVE AND READ NEUTRAL. AT WHICH POINT I WENT BACK TO PARK AND TRIED AGAIN TO PUT IT IN DRIVE TO NO AVAIL. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND NOTHING. ABOUT THE 5TH ATTEMPT OF OFF AND ON IT FINALLY WENT INTO DRIVE GEAR. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN EVERSINCE WITHOUT ANY NOTICE JUST RANDOMLY, EVEN WHILE I HAVE BEEN AT INTERSECTIONS WHICH HAS PLACED ME AND MY PASSANGER IN GREAT DANGER. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO THE DEALER AND THE HAVE NO ANSWERS FOR ME. *TR