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Stop-start cars are amazing when the battery/alternator starts getting a little dicky after a few years. Pull up to the lights, engine shuts down, and doesn't s

Stop-start cars are amazing when the battery/alternator starts getting a little dicky after a few years. Pull up to the lights, engine shuts down, and doesn't start back up. Genius.

oh_sigh 8y ago
Have you actually experienced this or are you just assuming it might happen in the future?
- King-Aaron 8y ago
  I have experienced this. Many manufacturers work in solutions to prevent the auto-shutoff if the charge isn't within correct margins, but when it doesn't go according to plan it is quite frustrating.
- mmirate 8y ago
  It's a very reasonable assumption for anyone who's been around cars for more than a decade of their lives. Electrical systems in most consumer-grade vehicles have rarely been able to exhibit the kind of reliability expected of most of the other nontrivial moving parts.
mikestew 8y ago
Yeah, if only there were a way to monitor battery voltage, and not engage the start/stop system if the electrical system has issues. That might cut down on the massive amounts of people complaining about the very scenario you mention.
- King-Aaron 8y ago
  The comment I made below: > Many manufacturers work in solutions to prevent the auto-shutoff if the charge isn't within correct margins, but when it doesn't go according to plan it is quite frustrating. I know it's not a massive number, but I have personally replaced about five regulators on cars that have had this exact problem now.
Reason077 8y ago
"Pull up to the lights, engine shuts down, and doesn't start back up. Genius." In every car with stop-start I've ever driven, the stop-start system automatically disables if there is any question about the health of the battery (low state of charge, etc), if the vehicle is stopped on a steep incline, if the air conditioning is on, etc. Besides, there is also a button to disable stop-start if you really had a problem with it.

Stop-start cars are amazing when the battery/alternator starts getting a little dicky after a few years. Pull up to the lights, engine shuts down, and doesn't start back up. Genius.

oh_sigh 8y ago

Have you actually experienced this or are you just assuming it might happen in the future?

King-Aaron 8y ago
I have experienced this. Many manufacturers work in solutions to prevent the auto-shutoff if the charge isn't within correct margins, but when it doesn't go according to plan it is quite frustrating.
mmirate 8y ago
It's a very reasonable assumption for anyone who's been around cars for more than a decade of their lives. Electrical systems in most consumer-grade vehicles have rarely been able to exhibit the kind of reliability expected of most of the other nontrivial moving parts.

mikestew 8y ago

Yeah, if only there were a way to monitor battery voltage, and not engage the start/stop system if the electrical system has issues. That might cut down on the massive amounts of people complaining about the very scenario you mention.

King-Aaron 8y ago
The comment I made below: > Many manufacturers work in solutions to prevent the auto-shutoff if the charge isn't within correct margins, but when it doesn't go according to plan it is quite frustrating. I know it's not a massive number, but I have personally replaced about five regulators on cars that have had this exact problem now.

Reason077 8y ago

"Pull up to the lights, engine shuts down, and doesn't start back up. Genius." In every car with stop-start I've ever driven, the stop-start system automatically disables if there is any question about the health of the battery (low state of charge, etc), if the vehicle is stopped on a steep incline, if the air conditioning is on, etc. Besides, there is also a button to disable stop-start if you really had a problem with it.