Was driving vehicle down the highway traveling at normal speeds. All of a sudden car began backfiring and speed dropped from 65 mph to 30 mph. The car would not accelerate and began to backfire more. Temp went up and car started smoking. Pulled over to check on car and it never restarted again. Contacted mb assist and was told I would need a jump with thick gauge cables and they could send a tech but the charges would be at minimum $100. Its been over a week and the car will not start. I've put batteries in fob (they never had any before), charged car battery, checked all fuses, jumped car battery and now am being given a P1570 immobilizer code. The car alarm has never been activated.. this car is making absolute no sense with the errors and no explanation as to why it nearly caught fire and wont start now...

- San Diego, CA, USA

The first time we noticed a problem was in mt. Pleasent, SC. We were dropping the children off to visit their dad. As soon as we returned to the car it would not start. We bought a new battery but that did not do it either. When we finally got the car to start it would take off as if it were driving itself. Several different things would happen. Either it would stall while idling or it would rev up the motor till you could hardly stop iyou would not even have to put your foot on the gas. Another time it did the same thing except it sounded like there was a jack hammer in the engine. They said it was a broken ac comoressor and adjusted the timing belt and replaced a air flow sensor. Another time it happened modern clasic motors (where I usually take it) said it was a defective airflow senser and replaced it with a new one. I also got a new aircompressor and fixed the ac. The next time was July 21, 2001. On my way home from columbia the car stalled in traffic a bystander and policeman pushed.

- Hilton Head Island, SC, USA