2008 Smart Fortwo Air bags Problems

“I recently had the airbag light come on my car. I took it in to an authorized Smart car shop (mercedes benz). Mb informed that the wires from the seat belt underneath passenger seat were frayed and needed to replace the entire seat system. After paying $400.00, for a new passenger seat belt, the light came off. Reading different forums online, many Smart car owners have also had exactly the same issues with the wires underneath both the passenger and driver side.”

“The srs light came on. Had the dealer diagnose to find it is an intermittent connection to multiple connectors. Service tech advised by software analysis to use contact enhancement fluid or spray. Code was cleared. The srs light was out and stayed off for about two weeks. Conclusion is the srs system in these cars are unreliable and safety cannot be guaranteed. Cheap connectors causing issue. This should be a recall for these cars.”

“The supplemental restraint system light indicates a malfunction within the system. This is the third time this failure has happen. The first time it happen the dealer said it was a bad ground. The second time it failed the dealer replaced the drivers seat belt. My concern is that the owners manual states, warning a malfunctioning srs system may not deploy when needed in an accident resulting in serious or fatal injury, or it might deploy unexpectedly and unnecessary which could result in an accident and/or injury to you or to others. …”

“The contact owns a 2008 Smart Fortwo. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the contact's vehicle was struck by another vehicle on the passenger side. The contact's vehicle rolled over several times and landed on the driver's side. The side air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The driver was fatally injured. The vehicle was not destroyed and was towed from the scene. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and sent an engineer and lawyer to inspect the vehicle. The contact was not provided any further information. …”

“The contact owns a 2008 Smart Fortwo vehicle. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30-40 MPH around a curve, the vehicle flipped. The air bags did not deploy. The police were contacted and a report was filed. The driver received injuries to her back. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where they were pending an investigation from the manufacturer. The failure and the current mileages were approximately 7,000. ....updated 12/03/12 updated 01/05/12”