Reply With QuoteGo back to the dealer and get them to disable start stop entirely. The fuel economy benefits aren't enough to outweigh the extra wear on the engine, starter and battery IMO.
Dubber
Hi all I've been having issues with the start stop in the car.
The engine stops like usual but when i put my foot back on the clutch it doesn't start the car, the starter is turning over the engine but fails to start it.... then i have to turn the car off and then it starts like normal. Its happened 3 times now.... very frustrating when waiting at lights.
Anyone heard of this as a problem?
Might have to go back to the dealer....
Volkswagen Enthusiast
Go back to the dealer and get them to disable start stop entirely. The fuel economy benefits aren't enough to outweigh the extra wear on the engine, starter and battery IMO.
Alex Aescht
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DittoOriginally Posted by alexaescht
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Plus since 90% of the population dont have this feature, people think you keep stalling
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Dubber
No I don't have this issue, it's faultless every time.
Volkswagen Fan
Is the start stop feature really that bad for the car?
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It is a real pain when you are crawling in peak hour traffic, stop-start-stop-start every couple of metres. Hate to think what it is doing to the starter motor, battery etc just to make it "save" 1 litre a year or something
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Yeah it's quite bad in my opinion. Fluctuating engine temperatures, dramatically increased wear on the starter, battery and engine as a whole. Just not good for it. The cost of an early battery replacement (which will happen) will immediately outweigh the tiny fuel savings.
Alex Aescht
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I've been stuck on bloody lights a few times when it's time to start. So each time I get on the car I turn off the darn thing
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I trust that the VW engineers did a good job designing the stop start features and the hardware to support it. The same guys that schooled the self titled #1 EPA in the world
Cheers
Gary
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