Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 2013 Smart Fortwo.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Summary
2024-12-03	SEAT BELTS	No	Seat belt anchor to vehicle on driver side of vehicle frayed and broke away with normal routine use.
2022-06-01	SEAT BELTS	No	The drivers side seatbelt connecting floor (I think it's the belt force limiter) has a cable that has broken off. This…
2021-10-27	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	Software for power control module is not correspond to the series level Software configuration. Basically it doesn't w…
2021-05-11	POWER TRAIN	No	THE GEAR CANNOT GO REVERSE. IT STUCK AT NEUTRAL. I CAN DRIVE FORWARD, NEUTRAL BUT NOT GO REVERSE.
2020-10-10	STRUCTURE:BODY	No	REGARDING LIGHTNING: WATER/HUMIDITY HAD ACCESS TO THE SAM UNIT AND THE RIGHT-SIDE SIGNALS/STOP LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. T…
2020-06-03	SEAT BELTS	No	THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT MOUNT, WHICH IN THIS CASE IS A STEEL CABLE, HAS MOSTLY BROKEN AND FRAYED RENDERING IT UNSAFE …
2019-04-15	AIR BAGS	No	RED LIGHT WITH SEAT WITH A RED DOT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I STOPPED THE CAR AND LOOKED UP WHAT THE SYMBOL MEANT. …
2019-03-28	SEAT BELTS	No	LEFT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS CONNECTED BY A CABLE TO THE CAR BODY. WE DISCOVERED THAT THE CABLE HAD FAILED AND ONLY…
2019-03-04	ENGINE	No	THIS CAR IS AN EV. WATER IN THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, WILL NOT LET THE CAR RECHARGE. WATER AND MUD IN THE 12V POWER CABL…
2018-02-16	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16TH WHEN TRYING TO START MY 2013 SMART FORTWO BRABUS, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED FLICKING,…
2018-01-01	POWER TRAIN	No	TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK IN PARK AND SOMETIMES SEEMS LIKE IT STRUGGLES TO CHANGE GEARS.
2017-12-21	POWER TRAIN	No	DRIVER SEATBELT WILL NOT STAY IN TENSION RING. AT TIMES STUCK IN PARK & WHEN UNSTUCK WILL NOT ENGAGE ANY GEAR AND STOPP…
2017-08-23	ENGINE	No	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SMART FOR TWO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. IN…
2016-02-01	SERVICE BRAKES	No	THE "BRAKE MALF" LIGHT WENT ON AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN HILL, COMING HOME FROM WORK. I PULLED TO A SIDE STREET. THE BREAK …
2015-09-18	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SMART FORTWO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR AND OBSERVED…
2015-07-23	ENGINE	No	ONE OF THE TWO V BELT FOR THE ALTERNATOR AND WATER PUMP SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY I GET TO PULL OVER WHEN THIS H…
2014-05-01	ENGINE	No	ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED BRIEFLY AND WENT OFF. WITHIN ONE MILE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. AS I SLOWED TO A STOP, A LARGE CLOU…
2014-04-12	TIRES	No	KUHMO TIRE WENT FLAT AFTER ONLY 13,000 MILES, DEALER RECOMMENDS ALL TIRES BE REPLACED. I DROVE CARS WHEN THEY HAD INNE…
2013-09-18	ENGINE	No	I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN. ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER AND THE CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I …
2013-09-01	SEATS	No	THE 2013 SMART FORTWO PURE EDITION (BASE MODEL) SEAT BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. WHEN THE DRIVER LEANS FORWARD …
2013-07-03	EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY	No	I BOUGHT A KIT TO TOW A SMART CAR WITH MY RV. THERE ARE 2 BRACKETS THAT AFTER INSTALLATION THEY WILL BE ONLY 0.236" AWA…
2013-05-31	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD	No	1ST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP NOTICED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A PINE NEEDLE ON DRIVERS SIDE OF WINDSHIELD. TRIED TO REMOVE ONLY TO…
2013-02-04	ENGINE	No	I WAS ON THE ONRAMP TO A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 50 MPH SO THAT I COULD MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WITHOUT SLOWING TRAFFI…
2012-08-15	STRUCTURE:BODY	No	IN COMPLIANCE WITH MY 2013 SMART FORTWO VEHICLE OWNER'S MANUAL, I WASHED MY VEHICLE IN AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH, LOCATED A…
2012-03-12	POWER TRAIN	No	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SMART FORTWO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR HESITATED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS SLO…