My 2016 smart car at only 51000 miles had transmission failure while driving down freeway almost resulting in crash. my car went from 65 miles a hour, then warning light said transmission failure and car was unable to excel rate or break, the emergency break was the only thing that saved me. mercedes diagnosed a wig was able to fly up under car and get wrapped around axels, transmission, and break belts. the car was totaled from a wig. this is unacceptable that the underneath is left vulnerable to a object being able to cause so much damage, that could have easily resulted in a fatal car crash. this happened on hwy 59 south houston, while driving.
Tysinger replaced the fuel tank on 08/30/2018. the car has had problems with the fuel tank since i purchased the car. the car has been making a loud bang and then there is a strong smell of smoke afterwards. this has happened at least 45 times since i purchased the car, i thought the problem would go away, but it has not. the car stalls at red lights and during stop and go traffic, there is a strong smell of smoke after it stalls.
On steep uphills and when you have come to a stop because of a red light or a stop sign, the engine seems to be too weak to push the transmission forward and actually the car my roll back and brakes go in a lock mode which creates a big safety issue.