DanHarris1000 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Hi. I'm new to the Club and happy to have found you. I have a 2005 Coupe Passion. I bought it new and ordered it as soon as they became available, having seen one in the Swatch store on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. My car was likely in the second shipment. we had to wait for a shipment because I declined their offer to upgrade to a convertible model. I am now having to decide whether to keep it because I have just had a transmission glitch - three bars on the display and no forward motion. That is, the ForTwo stopped being Smart. I'll hunt the archives for advice, as I really love the car and would like to keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willys Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Welcome to the site/forum....best SmartCar CDI site imho. Research 3 bars of death as they call it. How many kms on the car? Have you had the actuator serviced or adjusted lately? Is it showing any codes? Who has been servicing your car from new? It probably requires a STAR machine to re-teach the actuator and or the transmission..? Some of us do have Star machines, myself included. Again welcome to the site, do your research and learn all you can and all the possibilities it could be and start with the easiest, that is if you are capable/willing to wrench on the car yourself. It's just a jigsaw puzzle for adults so to speak. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Welcome to the club. Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanHarris1000 Posted March 8, 2023 Author Share Posted March 8, 2023 Thanks for the welcome. The only cars I have previously worked on are a 1963 VW Beetle and a 1959 Austin-Healey 100-6. Both if them were crudely mechanical wonders that wouldn't know a computer if they ran over one, but I have skinned my knuckles on cars before. I'll find the right forum as Willys suggests and take it from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Chances are it's simply chafed wiring near the intercooler. Should be a simple fix. This happened to our first smart, which was later destroyed in a rear end collision. The dealer found the issue immediately and the cost of the repair was $150. We were on a waiting list from July 2002 and finally got our car in January 2005. Same reason, offered lots of spec cars but we waited for ours because it was an oddball mix of options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadwing Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 According to Evilution, there are multiple possibilities for the 3 bars Evilution says: The smart gearbox relies on a lot of electronics to keep it working properly, it only takes one part to misbehave to call up an error code. Causes can be one or more of the following: Fuse Blown Secondary Fuse/Relay Box Corrosion (600cc) Faulty SE Drive Stuck Gears Weak Battery Poor Earth Lead Faulty Brake Lights Incorrect Brake Light Bulb LED Brake Light Bulbs Faulty Gearbox RPM Sensor Faulty Rear Light Loom (Roadster) Faulty Gear Motor Faulty Gear Position Sensor Faulty Clutch Actuator Chaffed Wires Damage Wires Stuck Clutch Seized Gearbox Faulty Relay Split Reluctor Rings Worn Clutch Fork Solder Joint Failure Faulty gearbox RPM sensor Gearbox Reteach Canadian E-Box Failure ECU Component Failure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Start with the most likely and cheapest to repair - chafed wiring - and go from there. That should sort the wheat from the "chaff" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willys Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Personally I'd be checking the main engine ground and then all grounding pins located near engine and body and SAM and battery....those are all free....so to speak. Then yes, check the wiring that travels over the inter cooler scoop. Also just the gear selector wire connector for corrosion or pulled pins..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smart142 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 I would check the clutch actuator. The rod could be too loose or it could have punched through the clutch release bearing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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