Anyone have their engine not start after auto-stop?
 

My 03 HCH CVT is at 60K miles. A couple weeks ago, as I was pulling into the parking lot at work, the car auto-stopped (as ususal). Car was in drive, so I shift to Park (as usual). When the engine tried to restart, it fired up, then the RPM dropped, and then the engine stopped. Took maybe a second to happen. It's happened twice now. Both were cold mornings, but in the low 40's - this after a 23 mile drive to work. It only seems to happen when shifting to Park when auto-stopped - never happens on the road when I'm in drive.

Thoughts?

Re: Anyone have their engine not start after auto-stop?
 

Sounds like a fuel problem?? Have you taken it to the dealer? What did they say?
Good luck with it!

Re: Anyone have their engine not start after auto-stop?
 

Do you still have your foot on the brake when it starts? It should not restart if you have. I always go to drive 2 when I park, then shift to park and turn it off.:shade:

Re: Anyone have their engine not start after auto-stop?
 

Hmmm, I wouldn't notice that kind of problem in my car since I shut it off before I shift to park.

Re: Anyone have their engine not start after auto-stop?
 

That is probably more economical. Good idea! Thanks

Re: Anyone have their engine not start after auto-stop?
 

Same here. Usually, anyways.

Re: Anyone have their engine not start after auto-stop?
 

According to the '04 book the engine will restart if you release the brake or make any change to the transmission - even going from Drive to Neutral. Is this different for '03? And this is exactly what happens in my car. When I come to a stop and the engine turns off and I am getting out of the car I always turn the power off before putting the transmission in Park, as to avoid the engine restarting right before I turn it back off.

Re: Anyone have their engine not start after auto-stop?
 

What the book says is supposed to happen and what does happen are sometimes different. In my 03' Sometimes shifting gears will restart the engine, sometimes it won't.

Re: Anyone have their engine not start after auto-stop?
 

My car stays in autostop when I shift to neutral from drive until I take my foot off the brake. As soon as I put it in reverse though it will start up, no matter where my foot is.

Re: Anyone have their engine not start after auto-stop?
 

i have noticed in my 94 manual that if the clutch is not fully depressed .i mean fully it will not start must push clutch if you have one alllllllllllllllllllllllthe way