starter keeps on cranking
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I've had this happen a few times now. Turn the key and release, and the car goes wild cranking and cranking until it finally fires up. It seems like a really long time, howerver it probably only does this for a few seconds. But still longer than normal.
At times, it probably cranked itself over more than 10 times before it fired up. Dealer knows, but hasn't done anything about it yet.
At times, it probably cranked itself over more than 10 times before it fired up. Dealer knows, but hasn't done anything about it yet.
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I've bad this happen to me 3 times. It's really weird. It's freaks me out and I had a guy next to me in a parking lot ask what was wrong with it. Hasn't done it in awhile.
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Originally Posted by cdynaco
Would putting in a Start Button defeat this stupid feature?
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I'm referring to the auto start or one touch start feature of the '11's...
Stick the key into the ignition, turn it to the "start" position, once the starter begins to run, let off the key. The computer will take over and continue to turn the starter until the car starts.
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I am all for this feature when it's working properly! Which is most of the time. The odd hang up isn't the end of the world..but it still has me a little concerned.
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So the fault isn't in the switch -- it's perfectly normal IF your car doesn't fire up immediately. The question is, "why didn't your car fire up right away?" not "why is my starter running on?"
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But it did add the one touch. I just think it's a silly feature that adds something totally needless that can go wrong. And I think that's the issue here. I could be wrong.
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To simply say that "they're all drive by wire" is akin to looking at a 1965 Mustang and a 2008 Mustang and saying "well, they all have sparkplugs".
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Don't take it personally. I have no idea what you do in the "Oregon mountains" but I can tell you from 23 years inside "a Ford Manufacturing plant" that with every generation of powertains come with its own "advancements" and there are substantial changes when you are comparing a 2004 and a 2010 powertrain control system.
To simply say that "they're all drive by wire" is akin to looking at a 1965 Mustang and a 2008 Mustang and saying "well, they all have sparkplugs".
To simply say that "they're all drive by wire" is akin to looking at a 1965 Mustang and a 2008 Mustang and saying "well, they all have sparkplugs".