Engine stops running when I stop sometimes?

Pretty standard feature on lots of cars these days.

Is this a joke thread late April fools?

Tampa8 said:

Is this a joke thread late April fools?

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All of us were noobs at some time or another.

Captain Blight said:

All of us were noobs at some time or another.

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No question. I was thinking owning for 4 months and posting since the person would have long ago found out about it. But you are right.

Gofastgo said:

2022 Tucson, gas engine. This has happened a few times, I stop at a light, and the engine turns off, but, when I step on the gas it starts running again, what is this? Should this be happening? What is it called? Or is this something wrong?

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Most likely your battery is in a need charging state. It's perfectly alright. Mine does that when under 20% on battery charge. You should notice the same when driving where it may be just enough battery to resume on EV but will not run long. Keeping your car charged will definitely be advised to get the most EV value

Starboy said:

Most likely your battery is in a need charging state. It's perfectly alright. Mine does that when under 20% on battery charge. You should notice the same when driving where it may be just enough battery to resume on EV but will not run long. Keeping your car charged will definitely be advised to get the most EV value

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This guy has gasoline engine only and this is start/stop system called light or mild hybrid

Starboy said:

Most likely your battery is in a need charging state. It's perfectly alright. Mine does that when under 20% on battery charge. You should notice the same when driving where it may be just enough battery to resume on EV but will not run long. Keeping your car charged will definitely be advised to get the most EV value

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Gas engine....

Gofastgo said:

2022 Tucson, gas engine. This has happened a few times, I stop at a light, and the engine turns off, but, when I step on the gas it starts running again, what is this? Should this be happening? What is it called? Or is this something wrong?

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Really lol !

Hybrid2022 said:

Really lol !

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its a forum for people to ask questions. No need to be a wisea$$.

its a feature that many manufacturers use to save on gas in stop and go traffic. So your car is acting as intended.
I believe you should be able to turn that feature off. But you may need to look into it in the manual (auto stop/start).

Shame on the dealer for not saying anything about this. I know it would have freaked me out the first time it occurred if the dealer hadn't warned me that it would do it and that you can't permanently disable it.

Captain Blight said:

Pretty standard feature on lots of cars these days.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Start-stop_system

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Alarming to me, thought something was wrong. This was not apparent on my 2018 Camry XSE V6, so it's not vehicle standard on all vehicles.

DuckH said:

its a forum for people to ask questions. No need to be a wisea$$.

its a feature that many manufacturers use to save on gas in stop and go traffic. So your car is acting as intended.
I believe you should be able to turn that feature off. But you may need to look into it in the manual (auto stop/start).

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I checked the owners manual, there's a description on when it should happen, neither fit the occasion when it happened to me, 'vehicle running for long time, seat-belts unfastened, in 'park', none of these conditions were apparent wen the engine cut out.

igknight said:

Shame on the dealer for not saying anything about this. I know it would have freaked me out the first time it occurred if the dealer hadn't warned me that it would do it and that you can't permanently disable it.

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It did me. I've never had that experience with a vehicle....

Gofastgo said:

I checked the owners manual, there's a description on when it should happen, neither fit the occasion when it happened to me, 'vehicle running for long time, seat-belts unfastened, in 'park', none of these conditions were apparent wen the engine cut out.

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I think you're looking at the wrong function. Here's a short video of a similar feature with the Santa Fe:

Gofastgo said:

I checked the owners manual, there's a description on when it should happen, neither fit the occasion when it happened to me, 'vehicle running for long time, seat-belts unfastened, in 'park', none of these conditions were apparent wen the engine cut out.

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You will get so much more enjoyment of the car if you take more time to read the manual, or go to the dealer and have them help explain functions. I understand your cars have not had this feature and it's new to you that's why get help from a dealer. But it is a very common gas saving feature.
In my first car that had it years ago it seemed more an annoyance but in local stop and go traffic I can see where the engine not idling for so a period of time has benefits.

Duckhawk said:

I think you're looking at the wrong function. Here's a short video of a similar feature with the Santa Fe:

WHAT IS THE IDLE STOP & GO SYSTEM?

The ISG system is to reduce the fuel consumption by automatically shutting down the engine, when the vehicle is at a standstill (i.e. red stop light, stop sign, and traffic jam).

www.schlueterhyundai.com

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Yes, this sound like what is happening, I'll look for the button in the console, if not there on my Tucson, I'll at minimum know what's happening with 'idle-stop-go-system', and thanks!

Just a question/concern regarding the engine stop/go feature.

It has been my understanding in the past, that the majority of engine wear occurs when actually starting the engine.
With that in mind, wouldn't the stop/go feature be detrimental to the engine integrity over an extended period, or is this negated because the engine is already 'warmed up', and the engine wear would occur during initial startup only?

Any expert opinions on this?

I've had stop/go in my cars since 2009 - never had any engine issues at all.

Alan

somekindaguy said:

Just a question/concern regarding the engine stop/go feature.

It has been my understanding in the past, that the majority of engine wear occurs when actually starting the engine.
With that in mind, wouldn't the stop/go feature be detrimental to the engine integrity over an extended period, or is this negated because the engine is already 'warmed up', and the engine wear would occur during initial startup only?

Any expert opinions on this?

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I'm certainly not an expert, but, the engine doesn't seem to restart, it just kind of sleeps, for it takes off when you push on the gas.