Stalling in "cold" weather--something to look into?
#1
10-10-2013, 08:29 AM
Stalling in "cold" weather--something to look into?
I've got a 2007 Fit, which I bought used about two years ago (72k miles when purchased, around 84k now). I noticed when I bought the car that in winter, it would occasionally stall when pulling out of the parking spot as I shifted from Reverse to Drive. Solved that by giving it a little bit of gas as I changed gears--kept the engine moving as it slipped into Drive.
However, starting last year I noticed the problem getting a little more pronounced. On particularly cold mornings, it would occasionally stall at a stop sign (I started driving it in Sport mode to warm the engine up more). Worse, though, is that the car seems to have a very loose definition of "cold" now--it seems like if it gets into the 50s (or sometimes even into the 60s) overnight, the "Cold Temperature" light is on when I start the car for the first few minutes (though we don't always have the stalling problem).
However, yesterday my wife had to run an errand in the middle of the day and the car stalled as she was accelerating out of a stop sign--she had to coast and leave it a couple blocks down from our house and come back home on foot. Again, it was maybe in the 50s the night before, but not what I'd traditionally think of as "cold".
The car had three owners before me, and obviously they were using it for commuting--I assumed when I bought it that there'd be a bit of wear and tear, but does it sound like anything more significant than issues with the first gear? I get the oil done at the Honda dealership nearby, but I'm also wondering if they're using something that isn't as effective in cold weather--again, it seems weird to me that the car sometimes thinks that 60 degrees is "cold".
However, starting last year I noticed the problem getting a little more pronounced. On particularly cold mornings, it would occasionally stall at a stop sign (I started driving it in Sport mode to warm the engine up more). Worse, though, is that the car seems to have a very loose definition of "cold" now--it seems like if it gets into the 50s (or sometimes even into the 60s) overnight, the "Cold Temperature" light is on when I start the car for the first few minutes (though we don't always have the stalling problem).
However, yesterday my wife had to run an errand in the middle of the day and the car stalled as she was accelerating out of a stop sign--she had to coast and leave it a couple blocks down from our house and come back home on foot. Again, it was maybe in the 50s the night before, but not what I'd traditionally think of as "cold".
The car had three owners before me, and obviously they were using it for commuting--I assumed when I bought it that there'd be a bit of wear and tear, but does it sound like anything more significant than issues with the first gear? I get the oil done at the Honda dealership nearby, but I'm also wondering if they're using something that isn't as effective in cold weather--again, it seems weird to me that the car sometimes thinks that 60 degrees is "cold".
#4
10-10-2013, 11:27 AM
Worse, though, is that the car seems to have a very loose definition of "cold" now--it seems like if it gets into the 50s (or sometimes even into the 60s) overnight, the "Cold Temperature" light is on when I start the car for the first few minutes (though we don't always have the stalling problem).
There's no check engine light? I'm going to guess one of your coil packs are going out and it's becoming more pronounced as the coil gets warmer from driving and starts misfiring.
I am completely guessing.
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