Smart 2008 ForTwo - won’t start, won’t shift out of neutral
Driving along yesterday, driving slowly in traffic when car started to slow further and made possible sounds from the gearbox. Had it in automatic, in 2nd at the time but then dash claims to be in 3rd (which is definitely should not have been.)
The A on the dash then started flashing.
Once I applied breaks fully, the car put itself into Neutral (stick was still in drive position) and the engine died.
Put stick into Neutral and tried to start the car, but the N on the dash flashed and the car wouldn’t start.
Once the car had been moved to a safe place, I tried to start it again. The N was no longer flashing, but the car would not start. It doesn’t even attempt to start the engine, it just makes a single click and then nothing.
Today, I have checked all the fluids, and the battery. Car has a full tank of petrol, it was only filled up last weekend. Everything appears to be fine. The dash comes on and goes through its normal sequence. The radio is working.
However, now the car will not only not start, but it won’t select reverse or first. The N stays solid, previously when I’ve had issues with changing gears, the N has flashed, but it is now not doing that.
Has anyone else had this issue? Wondering if it’s likely to be fixable at a reasonable cost, or if it’s just a write off at this point.