seaexplore
Prolific Pea
Posts: 9,366
Apr 25, 2015 23:57:30 GMT
|
Post by seaexplore on Jun 16, 2025 2:27:59 GMT
My mom's truck is a 2020 and it has this feature. I don't really notice it but she hates it. In fact, I don't think I've ever met anyone that likes the feature. Mom's afraid the truck won't start back up for some reason and then she'll be stuck in the middle of traffic with a dead vehicle. Her husband just thinks it's bad for the starter. I guess I'm the naive one because I think that if it was bad for the vehicle or risky to use the manufacturer wouldn't have installed it. Conspiracy theorist here…. Could cause more wear/tear on the car and have to get it repaired which means more revenue for the dealership or car repair place. |
|
|
|
Post by katlaw on Jun 16, 2025 3:18:14 GMT
I have it on my Jeep and it doesn't bother me. I don't really notice it anymore.
|
|
|
|
Post by twistedscissors on Jun 16, 2025 3:34:31 GMT
My Jeep has it. It doesn’t turn off if you have heat/ac on high or if you aren’t wearing your seatbelt. I don’t wear my seatbelt ( I know but it makes me very claustrophobic) so it doesn’t turn off when I’m driving. I honestly forget about that feature till my husband is driving. We both hate it.
The first time it shut off we were out of town on a trip and in a drive thru. We both panicked.
I have been told it can be disabled by unhooking the auxiliary battery, but haven’t tried that.
|
|
compeateropeator
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,898 
Member is Online
|
Post by compeateropeator on Jun 16, 2025 9:05:26 GMT
Same! Hyundai?  Ford! Same with Subaru. ETA - that quoted weird but it is a green A with a circle. |
|
dawnnikol
Prolific Pea
'A life without books is a life not lived.' Jay Kristoff
Posts: 9,460
Sept 21, 2015 18:39:25 GMT
|
Post by dawnnikol on Jun 16, 2025 12:34:57 GMT
Funny story, we had a 2007 Prius and decided we were ready to part ways. DH and I drive it to the CarVana place to hand it over. I was watching from our van while DH was inside. The guy goes to our Prius to take it for a test drive as part of the sales procedure and just sits there. I could see him looking around and messing with the dash a little. He went back inside and told DH that the car wouldn’t start. DH had to show him to actually INSERT the key and push the button to turn it on.
We had a laugh about it on the way home. I know full well the key in your pocket starts will throw me off when we eventually have to swap.
|
|
smartypants71
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,992
Location: Houston, TX
|
Post by smartypants71 on Jun 16, 2025 12:42:02 GMT
I detest this feature. It's too freaking hot here for the car to even be off for 5 seconds. The Genesis forums are full of tutorials to do something in the fuse box to override this feature, but it all sounds incredibly complicated. Supposedly though, you can just jam a tab from the bag of break next to the button, and it will override the feature. Haven't tried that yet.
|
|
maryannscraps
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 4,948
Aug 28, 2017 12:51:28 GMT
|
Post by maryannscraps on Jun 16, 2025 13:16:45 GMT
I turned off that “feature” when I got the car last year. It’s stayed off ever since, I don’t need to turn it off each time I get in the car.
|
|
|
|
Post by JustCallMeMommy on Jun 16, 2025 14:56:46 GMT
My current car and the one before both had this "feature." In my Nissan, I was able to turn it off and it stayed off until it was turned on again. So nice! In my Jeep, I end up turning it off at the red light leaving my neighborhood every time. Surely, car manufacturers don't really want me annoyed at their car every time I drive.
My most expensive repair on my car was related to start-stop - it was replacing TWO batteries because the smaller battery that controls the start/stop put so much strain on the big battery.
|
|
|
|
Post by tommygirl on Jun 16, 2025 15:00:20 GMT
I hated it when I first bought my new car, but I hardly notice it anymore.
|
|
|
|
Post by hop2 on Jun 16, 2025 15:09:30 GMT
My work car has this but it doesn’t bother me at all, perhaps because I have a hybrid as my personal car and the hybrids tend to do this anyway. I think in the hybrid it doesn’t go back on until you actually need it and just starts going with the electric until it needs the gas. I do admit that it’s not really noticeable when the hybrid does it but my work car it actually turns over like you turned a key.
I did consider that this could be an issue over time for the starter because in my work car it really just turns over like you turned a key and it’s much less obvious in the hybrid.
Just buy a different car if you don’t like it. I don’t see it as an issue. 🤷♀️
|
|
|
|
Post by crimsoncat05 on Jun 16, 2025 15:18:44 GMT
Does your vehicle have the Start/Stop feature? This is when the engine cuts off after a certain time at stoplights and fires back up when you hit the gas. yes, and I hate it. (2020 Honda CRV) I turn it off ASAP right after I turn on the car. It's so annoying that it takes such a long time for a line of vehicles to get thru a stoplight because of this feature. eta: one other reason I don't like this feature is that the volume of any audio changes automatically with the engine turning on/off. When the car turns off at a stoplight, the audio volume goes down-- ANNOYING! I actually hate this start/stop feature so much that when we're out in my DH's car, I will reach over and turn it off, too, even though he's driving. lol. |
|
compeateropeator
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,898
Member is Online
|
Post by compeateropeator on Jun 16, 2025 15:23:53 GMT
My last three or four cars have had this and it doesn’t bother me in the slightest. If I am driving with either the aircon or heating on full, it doesn’t kick in. I get that it can be alarming the first couple of times if you’re not aware of the feature, but I don’t get why so many of you hate it so much! This is my weird reason for it…and I own that it is not really great reasons and that I probably would adjust to it after a long time. But I still try to use a clutch and I am now on my 4th (a 2025) automatic. So I seem to be pretty resistant to change. 😆. Even though it is ‘almost’ instantaneous, it is still enough of a pause that I feel it impedes my ability to make quick starts, especially at high traffic or short light cycle places. I also feel that it does not give me enough of a benefit of the on and off strain of battery, starter, and whatever systems and parts are used. As I said above I might be more apt to change my mind if I was in areas where I was sitting for long periods of time. My usage of it certainly doesn’t save on gas, especially if compared to the added usage of the other car systems. I will admit also that maybe it is just Subarus (because while i absolutely love them they are not the smoothest running car out there), but they are a bit of a jolt when they engage I really don’t care for that feeling if I can avoid it. |
|
CeeScraps
Pearl Clutcher
~~occupied entertaining my brain~~
Posts: 4,063
|
Post by CeeScraps on Jun 16, 2025 15:40:45 GMT
Does your vehicle have the Start/Stop feature? This is when the engine cuts off after a certain time at stoplights and fires back up when you hit the gas. We test drove a couple of vehicles this week and I hate this feature! You can turn it off but you have to do so every single time you crank up the car. The current EPA director wants to eliminate the incentives for automakers to install this feature. This is one rollback I'm in favor of. At least make an option to turn off for all trips. In our area, we don't have that many long stoplights and no real traffic so it isn't going to save a lot of fuel. Still, I figure it would stop/start a few times each time I run errands. From what little I've researched it may be harder on the battery and possibly the engine. This is the first time in 13 years I've looked at a new car. I tend to drive mine a long time and have only owned 4 vehicles in the last 40 years. I don't know how long this has been around. A family member just bought a new car and has this feature. She disables it every time she drives. What do you think of the feature if you have experience with it? My husband's 2020 Ford pickup truck does this. My 2025...yes....2025 Land Cruiser doesn't do that. It is a hybrid. I don't have to plug it in. I had a 2013 Ford Escape that we traded in for this. I wanted to be higher up than what other cars are. I'm so happy with this purchase. |
|
|
|
Post by lisae on Jun 16, 2025 22:24:02 GMT
My work car has this but it doesn’t bother me at all, perhaps because I have a hybrid as my personal car and the hybrids tend to do this anyway. I think in the hybrid it doesn’t go back on until you actually need it and just starts going with the electric until it needs the gas. I do admit that it’s not really noticeable when the hybrid does it but my work car it actually turns over like you turned a key. I did consider that this could be an issue over time for the starter because in my work car it really just turns over like you turned a key and it’s much less obvious in the hybrid. Just buy a different car if you don’t like it. I don’t see it as an issue. 🤷♀️ It really doesn't sound like there are many cars that don't have it. There is a particular brand I would prefer and from what I could tell all models that fit my needs and budget have it. |
|
|
|
Post by christine58 on Jun 17, 2025 0:24:23 GMT
It truly is no big deal to turn it off each time. what’s it take five seconds?
|
|
Gennifer
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,444
|
Post by Gennifer on Jun 17, 2025 0:33:25 GMT
I thought I’d hate it, but after about two weeks in my car I’ve never noticed it since.
|
|
|
|
Post by whipea on Jun 17, 2025 0:42:54 GMT
I have a 2024 Volvo mild hybrid and it has it and don't really notice it.
|
|
tincin
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,415
Jul 25, 2014 4:55:32 GMT
|
Post by tincin on Jun 17, 2025 1:20:41 GMT
It’s the only thing I don’t love about my current car. Where we live, losing the AC every time you sit at a stoplight gets toasty pretty fast. I need to look into how to turn it off.
ETA: oh wow it was super easy! Just a button on the console. I had no idea what that button was for. 
DH will be super excited when I show it to him. My AC and heat never shut off when the engine shuts off at red lights. I love the feature but I will also lift my foot off the brake to restart the engine if I know I need to prevent the lag in traffic. |
|
compeateropeator
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,898
Member is Online
|
Post by compeateropeator on Jun 17, 2025 1:27:18 GMT
It’s the only thing I don’t love about my current car. Where we live, losing the AC every time you sit at a stoplight gets toasty pretty fast. I need to look into how to turn it off.
ETA: oh wow it was super easy! Just a button on the console. I had no idea what that button was for.
DH will be super excited when I show it to him. My AC and heat never shut off when the engine shuts off at red lights. I love the feature but I will also lift my foot off the brake to restart the engine if I know I need to prevent the lag in traffic. Hhmm, I thought they all did not shut down if it was needed for heat or AC. Mine has never shut down the heating or cooling. - Subaru. |
|
hannahruth
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 2,849
Location: Adelaide, Australia
|
Post by hannahruth on Jun 17, 2025 4:48:02 GMT
Oh yes our car has own of these buttons and I hate, hate, hate it!
It just annoys the cr*ap out of me but it is the second car to has it so I am getting use to it.
|
|
|
|
Post by Skellinton on Jun 17, 2025 6:28:45 GMT
It truly is no big deal to turn it off each time. what’s it take five seconds? It doesn't take even that long, it is just the fact that you have to remember to do it every time you get in the car. |
|
amom23
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,635
|
Post by amom23 on Jun 17, 2025 6:37:36 GMT
My 7-year-old car has that feature. It's never bothered me (or DH) and honestly I don't even notice it.
|
|
Tearisci
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 4,965
Member is Online
Nov 6, 2018 16:34:30 GMT
|
Post by Tearisci on Jun 17, 2025 13:05:11 GMT
I must be right behind the time that this was implemented because I have a 2018 Hyundai and it doesn't have this feature. I'm sure it would be really hard to get used to but since I've only got 40k miles on this, I'm going to be driving it for awhile even though I really want a small SUV
|
|
|
|
Post by shessoaverage on Jun 17, 2025 14:33:54 GMT
I have a 2025 Subaru Forester and I hate this feature! And you have to turn it off each time, which is super annoying. So I just gave up and deal with it. The reason why I hate it is because of my anxiety and having a previous car that stalled on me multiple times in traffic. Even though I know this isn't a stall, it still pings my anxiety sometimes. It's literally the only thing I don't like about my Subaru, but I do think almost every car manufacturer does this now. Same here. My new Forester has this feature and I hate it! I grew up driving junky cars, so every time the engine cuts off I think the car has broken down and my heart stops. |
|
compeateropeator
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,898
Member is Online
|
Post by compeateropeator on Jun 17, 2025 14:47:03 GMT
I have a 2025 Subaru Forester and I hate this feature! And you have to turn it off each time, which is super annoying. So I just gave up and deal with it. The reason why I hate it is because of my anxiety and having a previous car that stalled on me multiple times in traffic. Even though I know this isn't a stall, it still pings my anxiety sometimes. It's literally the only thing I don't like about my Subaru, but I do think almost every car manufacturer does this now. Same here. My new Forester has this feature and I hate it! I grew up driving junky cars, so every time the engine cuts off I think the car has broken down and my heart stops. My 2019 Forester had it as does my 2025…and I still haven’t gotten use to it or like it. My 2016 Subaru did not have it. It would be a fine accessory if the default was you could keep it off and just turn it on if you wanted it. In the stats information that you can get for your vehicle in the information menu shows the accumulative amount of gas you saved using this feature and it is so tiny it really doesn’t seem worth it. Also if you don’t depress the brake all the way it won’t turn off or if it does turn off you can just ease off the brake a tiny bit and it will start. The easiest thing to do would be to remember to turn it off as you start, but even on my 2nd one with it I don’t. |
|
|
|
Post by dewryce on Jun 18, 2025 8:56:51 GMT
Unfortunately we’ve had that since 2017. We live in south central Texas. Heck no do I want the engine to turn off automatically in the summer. But we always forget to turn it off and have it stop once on us before we remember. Yes, I was reading something that said starting up the vehicle puts a lot of wear and tear on it.
|
|
|
|
Post by nine on Jun 18, 2025 17:56:55 GMT
I have a ‘22 Lexus with this feature. I guess that answers my next question on whether I could get a fairly new used car and avoid the feature. I always buy new since I buy so infrequently but this might have tempted me if I could go back a year or two and avoid it. We don't have to buy now and I may wait a few months and see if this really does get repealed and goes away or at least become optional on new models. Theres a button you push to disable it. Check each car for an easy way to disable it. Not all cars have a disable button |
|
|
|
Post by iamkristinl16 on Jun 18, 2025 18:08:39 GMT
A friend actually just got a new car and just posted that she also hates this feature.
|
|
|
|
Post by Restless Spirit on Jun 18, 2025 18:42:51 GMT
I have a 2019 GMC Terrain Denali edition. It has the auto stop/start. It does not have an option to turn it off. It really bothered me at first, but now it doesn’t.
On my car, as others have mentioned, you just barely release the break after you come to a complete stop and the auto stop/start does not engage. Also, it will not engage if you are running the A/C or heat. The automatic stop/start has never been a problem.
|
|
|
|
Post by crimsoncat05 on Jun 18, 2025 19:00:10 GMT
Also, it will not engage if you are running the A/C or heat. The automatic stop/start has never been a problem. you guys are lucky; mine doesn't care if the AC or heat is on. But turning the start/stop feature off is now just a part of my 'starting the car' routine. |
|
