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swat49833 · 09-17-2010, 10:57 AM

Wondering if anyone else is experiencing this: In ECON mode, yes it works very well. However in normal mode, with A/C on, everytime I come to a stop it acts like it will go into auto shut down, RPMS drop to 500, engine and car shakes and vibrates a little as if it died, then it fires back up. I know this is not suppose to happen, and it does depend on what the A/C is set on for auto shut down. Rather its auto setting on A/C or max setting car will not go into auto shut down. Manual setting with fan on medium or less Auto Shut Down will work in normal. Any one else getting this "False Shut Down" symptoms???? I will be taking to dealer Mon.

Shatner · 09-17-2010, 11:05 AM

Do you have a CVT? I do and I experience this. I don't feel anything is wrong. If you do end up taking it in, let us know what they say.

swat49833 · 09-17-2010, 01:21 PM

Yes I do have the CVT. I will update after dealer visit on Monday morning... Thanks for posting, I am sure there are more out there

swat49833 · 09-19-2010, 11:18 AM

Change of plans: Gotta go out of town, won't be able to hit dealer on Mon for the Auto Shut Off problem. However this will be about a 500 round trip journey so I will post numbers after I get back and I will have to take it in later. Sorry for the delay on the problem but when wifey "suggested" that I go to her parents house to fix what a plumber screwed up-guess I gotta go...

DennisD · 09-28-2010, 09:37 PM

I also have the CVT, but mine engine will completely turn off most times. The one time it shuddered was when I had my foot on the brake coming to a stop, then released pedal pressure (but still had foot on pedal). Engine 're-started' due to too light of pressure on brake pedal.

DennisD

David_PA · 09-28-2010, 09:57 PM

Have the 6MT but still experience auto shutdown at stop only about 60% of the time. It does seem to depend on how much the AC is working, but shutting the AC off doesn't force an auto shutdown if it hadn't already shut down.

Tcampbell · 10-10-2010, 04:29 AM

The engine is SUPPOSED to shut off when you stop. Check out page 224 in your owner's manual.

According to Honda, you're saving gas as you set there wondering what just happened! This means the starter will be activated dozens of times a day for some of us. That's a lot of wear and tear.

I wonder what happens at the 36 m/36,000 point when the regular warranty expires on these things? There is also a 60 m/50,000 "limited powertrain warranty" in effect but I'm not sure which warranty category includes the starter assembly.

When do the problems start?

Intuos · 10-10-2010, 07:25 AM

It doesn't use the starter, there's only a starter for back up reasons. Nothing to worry.

DS1 · 10-10-2010, 10:34 AM

I shutter sometimes as well and usually ask my car "what the hell"??? Never answers back though. Lol!! But i wonder about that myself. Looking forward to your post about it.

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wicked1 · 10-10-2010, 10:56 AM

Yah, the giant IMA motor has no trouble turning the engine over, so the re-starts shouldn't ever be an issue.

Then from my observations, the auto-start has to do w/ the cabin temp vs the level you have the AC on. If it thinks you're uncomfortably warm, it turns on the AC. Once that happens, the cycle has been reset and turning off the AC doesn't turn off the engine.

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swat49833 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 122	Auto shut down Wondering if anyone else is experiencing this: In ECON mode, yes it works very well. However in normal mode, with A/C on, everytime I come to a stop it acts like it will go into auto shut down, RPMS drop to 500, engine and car shakes and vibrates a little as if it died, then it fires back up. I know this is not suppose to happen, and it does depend on what the A/C is set on for auto shut down. Rather its auto setting on A/C or max setting car will not go into auto shut down. Manual setting with fan on medium or less Auto Shut Down will work in normal. Any one else getting this "False Shut Down" symptoms???? I will be taking to dealer Mon.

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10-10-2010, 04:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
Tcampbell Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 59	The engine is SUPPOSED to shut off when you stop. Check out page 224 in your owner's manual. According to Honda, you're saving gas as you set there wondering what just happened! This means the starter will be activated dozens of times a day for some of us. That's a lot of wear and tear. I wonder what happens at the 36 m/36,000 point when the regular warranty expires on these things? There is also a 60 m/50,000 "limited powertrain warranty" in effect but I'm not sure which warranty category includes the starter assembly. When do the problems start? __________________ TomCampbell - APA Pool League Operator 2011 Honda CR-Zed (love the way the Brits say it) Cloudy Gray Sky (much better than Silver Storm, IMO), CVT, Navi, XM radio, Rear Diffuser Gas-Quik Trip; Air in tyres-Earth; DWTS vote-Bristol (lousy dancer, great legs).

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09-17-2010, 01:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
swat49833 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 122	Yes I do have the CVT. I will update after dealer visit on Monday morning... Thanks for posting, I am sure there are more out there

09-19-2010, 11:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
swat49833 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 122	Change of plans: Gotta go out of town, won't be able to hit dealer on Mon for the Auto Shut Off problem. However this will be about a 500 round trip journey so I will post numbers after I get back and I will have to take it in later. Sorry for the delay on the problem but when wifey "suggested" that I go to her parents house to fix what a plumber screwed up-guess I gotta go...

09-28-2010, 09:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
DennisD Newbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Amarillo TX Posts: 1	I also have the CVT, but mine engine will completely turn off most times. The one time it shuddered was when I had my foot on the brake coming to a stop, then released pedal pressure (but still had foot on pedal). Engine 're-started' due to too light of pressure on brake pedal. DennisD

10-10-2010, 10:34 AM	#9 (permalink)
DS1 Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 107	I shutter sometimes as well and usually ask my car "what the hell"??? Never answers back though. Lol!! But i wonder about that myself. Looking forward to your post about it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10-10-2010, 10:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
wicked1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Midwest US Posts: 767	Yah, the giant IMA motor has no trouble turning the engine over, so the re-starts shouldn't ever be an issue. Then from my observations, the auto-start has to do w/ the cabin temp vs the level you have the AC on. If it thinks you're uncomfortably warm, it turns on the AC. Once that happens, the cycle has been reset and turning off the AC doesn't turn off the engine.