What happens if your engine stops while driving?
First of all, keep your eyes on the road and look for a place to pull over and stop if you have to. If the engine quits while you’re under way, the car will lose power steering and soon power brakes. But you can still guide and stop the car, even if it takes longer and requires much more effort.
Which feature shuts off the engine when the car is stopped at a light?
idle-stop system
To further enhance fuel efficiency, Pilot trims feature an idle-stop system. When the vehicle brakes to a stop for at least two seconds—such as at a traffic light—the engine automatically shuts off to save fuel. When the driver releases the brake pedal, the engine starts back up by itself.
Is start-stop good for the engine?
Does stop-start help save fuel? Yes – in situations where you’re stationary with the engine idling, such as in heavy traffic or waiting for traffic lights to change, it will save however much fuel would have been used by the engine while the car is stationary. Obviously, more stationary time means more fuel saved.
What to do if your engine light never comes on?
You need to find out which pin on the connector to the engine computer is for the CEL. Then check for continuity from the lamp socket to the computer connector. Also one pin of the lamp socket goes to ground, check this continuity too. If all that checks out then it’s a problem in the computer module (lamp driver). Cougar July 6, 2016, 2:14am #11
What does it mean when check engine light turns itself off?
If nothing seems to be wrong with the engine, transmission, or the way the car is driving it means that a non-evasive sensor has failed or a simple mechanical failure is present such as a vacuum leak has occurred, you can then continue driving without additional damage to any components.
What does it mean when your car won’t turn off?
It can be very frustrating when it doesn’t. If the engine continues to run just as before you turned it off – as if you hadn’t turned it off at all – your ignition and fuel system are not shutting down. In that case, your car has an electrical problem that needs to be addressed.
When does the car shut down at a red light?
The technology will shut down the car’s engine when the vehicle is stopped at red lights or in traffic jams. How they work: When you’re stuck at a red light, in a traffic jam or ordering at the drive-through, your car is wasting gas while not moving.