10464576¶

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NHTSA Owner Complaint ODI 10464576¶

nhtsa.gov/complaints/10464576 · p. 1 · Applies to: 451

Manufacturer: SMART USA DISTRIBUTOR LLC Components: POWER TRAIN Date filed: 07/07/2012 | Date of incident: 08/21/2010 Vehicles affected: - MY

Owner narrative: DRIVING ON INTERSTATE ON A HOT DAY. AFTER APPROX. 1 HOUR OF DRIVING, SLOWED DOWN TO CHANGE LANES, PUT ON BRAKES, SCREEN WENT BLANK AND THERE WERE NO GEARS. NOTHING...THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THERE WAS NO WAY TO MOVE, AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS HAD SAME PROBLEM. WENT THROUGH A COMPUTER RESET AND IT RAN FINE. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME $200 FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE (AFTER I HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR $300 TO GET HOME). *TR