Why does the auto start stop feature bother so many people?

[tock13]

Definitely be thankful Ford decided to do start/stop to meet EPA crap and it has a button to disable it. Far better for consumers they didn't go the route Mazda did with cylinder deactivation. I am on my second CX5 with it and I it drives me nuts. The kicker is the car gets the exact same MPG as a previous CX5 I had without cylinder deactivation. Way to go Mazda.

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[JDS]

It should come with a permanent user definable setting. It’s the constant annoyance of turning it off that creates hatred.

 

[mark1031]

I have a tight fit in my garage so I have to creep in a bit, far too often it would shut off. Same thing at stop signs. It’s damn sensitive imo.
If it had a 3 second delay I’d be all in.

 

[PrepVet]

Has anyone actually discovered how much of a fuel saving there is?

Somewhere between .00elevenity and elevenity trillion gallons a mile.

I haven’t seen any meaningful numbers but like anything that has to do with gas mileage it will vary on driving habits and real world conditions.

 

[gtx_bronc]

I just assume this is 21 pages of....

 

[Ipe]

The reason it's dangerous is because it can shut the engine off unexpectedly, even for the mostly brief of pauses.

Ultimately, when fractions of a second count for safety, an engine shutting off and requiring a second or more to become useful again is going to get someone killed. As the highway safety signs say: even one death is to many.

Maybe if you drive in pastoral tranquity then perhaps it could be useful, but anywhere remotely urban or suburban it is an accident waiting to happen

 

[PrepVet]

The reason it's dangerous is because it can shut the engine off unexpectedly, even for the mostly brief of pauses.

Ultimately, when fractions of a second count for safety, an engine shutting off and requiring a second or more to become useful again is going to get someone killed. As the highway safety signs say: even one death is to many.

Maybe if you drive in pastoral tranquity then perhaps it could be useful, but anywhere remotely urban or suburban it is an accident waiting to happen

Auto start stop has been around for decades. And mainstream for at least 10 years. Any data to back that up? That is the first time I have heard that argument.

 

[MudMonsterRacin]

I shut it off because of the delay when pulling out. There is a delay. I don't live in a stop and go traffic area. Drives me nuts. Probably gonna pick up a superchips flashcal to take care of it and other stuff permanently. My wife's bronco sport has an auto stop eliminator installed for the same reason.

 

[Collinabc123]

Big lag when on incline or a decline trying to leave a parking lot

 

[MyMaria]

Does not both us.

 

[t3n2and4]

So I like to cut the wheel over slightly as part of getting ready to turn, just tug slightly - and when the wheel is "dead" from the engine being off that resistance immediately makes me think something is broken which leads to annoyance and frustration.

 

[stickshifthappy]

I don't like it..... that's why.... The reasons have all been pretty well covered for me in the previous 21 pages.

 

[Sherminiator]

It only bothers me because it sounds so harsh/cheap when it restarts. Maybe if I had the optional hood sound deadening it wouldn't so so bad?

How many miles on your Bronco? Mine was kind harsh at first, but don't notice it now with 5K on it.

 

[ROKBRNC]

In my line of work (medical) everything my company sells is a no-frills base product. If you want anything above and beyond or a speciality added you have to check the boxes. Of course there are certain packages available depending on the application which will bundle together some software features depending on how the product will be used.

I would love to see car manufacturers adopt this mentality, the so called 'standard' features on a lot of new vehicles nowdays are mandated or designed to be included by the manufacturer not for your benefit but so that they can be compliant with some government agencies agenda, and yes I still want my 2022/2023 Bronco with no airbags, V8 and SFA and an AM/FM radio with push buttons, oh and a vinyl floormat. Realistically I know the manufacturers make money off of including a bunch of crap on new vehicles at "no additional cost" you're still paying for it in the MSRP and its averaged out across all product costs, but hey one can still dream of going to the factory and picking up a rolling driving vehicle with zero options or only the ones I actually spec for mine.

 

[PrepVet]

How many miles on your Bronco? Mine was kind harsh at first, but don't notice it now with 5K on it.

I’ve had it for just over a year and around 5300 miles.

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