I know there are a lot of people who dislike this feature, initially I didn't mind it much. However there have been a few times I've had a very strange issue, when I come to a light and I stop the engine will kick off like normal, when I take my foot off the break it then makes a sound like the engine is having trouble turning over. It will make this sound a few times before I begin hearing a loud beeping sound. I generally have to turn my car off and restart to fix the issue.
I took it to the dealer and they looked the car over and told me there was nothing wrong.
While the people at the dealership are always friendly, I haven't always received the best service in the world, it took them months to fix my radio (looong story.)
I'm curious if anyone else has had this issue, if I should possibly take it to another kia dealership. While an inspection might not show an issue, this is certainly something I am experiencing and it's very worrisome.
Sorry. No. I unplugged my hood sensor and slipped in a jumper across the two prongs on the pigtail. Closed the hood. No more dealing with ISG when I stop at the end of an on-ramp waiting for traffic to pass. :blink:
>> chrisbennettok
Never had the issue you describe - but I have had the situation where I come to a halt and the ISG can't seem to decide whether to stay stopped or to restart . . . sounds like the engine stops and then starter motor engages / disengages / engages / disengages / engages / disengages - this only lasts about 4 seconds or so - but it just does not sound good.
>> Daddy-O
Sounds like you are describing a way to permanently 'disable ISG'. Can you be more descriptive/prescriptive for less technically savy people please? Where is this 'hood sensor' and which two contacts are bridged.
Personally - I only got ISG because it came with the car - dealers demo model, the price was right If I did a lot of city, rush hour stop/go driving then maybe I'd really appreciate it, but I don't. I'm sure it saves me a couple of dollars a year on gas - but - I greatly suspect that will be offset by the extra wear and tear on the starter systems, hopefully covered by warranty (dream on?)
My personal peeve is when I pull into a parking spot, brake to a halt, <engine stops>, shift to park, <engine restarts!!>, turn off, <engine stops>. I have learned to stop, turn off ignition and then shift to park.
PS:chrisbennettok, I know you're a newbie - but can you update your account & fill in your location etc.. so we know a bit more about your situation and how it relates to us all.
>> Daddy-O
Sounds like you are describing a way to permanently 'disable ISG'. Can you be more descriptive/prescriptive for less technically savy people please? Where is this 'hood sensor' and which two contacts are bridged.
Sure. Open the hood. The latch has a black switch on its left side. Unplug the pigtail. Get a metal paper clip, open it up and take a small section of it to slip in one side of the pigtail's connection over to the other. Cover with something to keep clean and water out.
The concept is: A open hood closes the switch circuit disabling the ISG. So keep the circuit closed with the paper clip so you can close your hood. The ISG is disabled and you don't have to keep hitting the ISG OFF switch every time you get in the car.
Of course, re-enable it when you go to the dealer and do this under your own risk. I assume no responsibility for your actions.
Actually, I think on the rush hour it probably doesn't even help. I think I mentioned this already on another thread but unlike a hybrid where it switches seamlessly between electric and gas engine with the ISG it seems to turn off and turn on the engine. Unless you stop for at least 30 seconds you actually burn more gas than just idling the engine. In stop and go when you stop for a few seconds and then move on again ISG would actually negatively impact the fuel economy. So it might actually be more efficient if you know the wait at certain stops to manually turn off the car for the minute you might wait at a traffic light.