Why are Jeeps stopping and starting at every intersection

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Why are Jeeps stopping and starting at every intersection

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Anonymous 0 Comments

The new cars turn off when they idle at lights for a period of time. I guess it’s supposed to help in fuel efficiency but I would think it just beats on the equipment more. I turn it off when I drive a car that has it

Anonymous 0 Comments

Instead of building a better engine, they just turn it off as often as possible to improve fuel consumption figures.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Fuel economy standards.

Car companies face this “problem” and that is that governments have regulated that fuel economy standards new cars must produce. Most of these standards are applied based on averages of all cars that the manufacturers make. Some manufacturers have responded by moving more and more models to hybrid drives (such as Toyota).

Others have gone even smaller but added turbos left and right, like Honda and Ford. They do some hybrid drives as well, but it’s more common to see a civic with an engine under 2L but a turbo added.

Other manufacturers have added additional technologies that make the same old engines get better ratings. One of the things that’s been done is that the engine shuts itself off rather than idling. Most people notice this at stop lights when the car next to them turns before accelerating away. GM does this and so too does (I think) BMW.

To be clear. All manufactures are doing a bit in all of these areas. You can find a ford that has start-stop technology and you can find a GM that has a turbo or a hybrid drive.

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Like the other poster said it’s a feature of the car to save gas. I will also point out that it’s not just Jeeps but also new Chevy’s and several other companies are implementing this feature.

Anonymous 0 Comments

It’s a feature. My car has it too, basically when you’re at a red light the engine stops to save you gas and when you put your foot on the gas the engine starts again. This could also be to create a lower impact on the environment.

Its very strange at first, and you can turn it off in most cars, but from what I’ve read there are a lot of positives to leaving it on.

Anonymous 0 Comments

This is called a Start-Stop System. Many new vehicles feature these systems to enhance fuel economy. An idling engine is many times just wasting gas, so there’s no reason for the engine to be running. When the conditions are right, (Stopped, catalytic converter is hot enough, AC is not running) the car will turn off the engine. As soon as the brake is released, the engine will start back up. Unfortunately, on Jeeps and other FCA vehicles, you cannot permanently disable this feature.

Many people don’t like the start-stop systems because it causes a small delay if you want to accelerate quickly from a stop. Hybrids don’t have this problem as they have electric motors that can move the car without having to start the gas engine. Most hybrids can also run the AC without needing the gas engine, so you still get the start-stop benefit with your AC turned on.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Your question appears to be answered, however I initially misread ‘jeeps’ as ‘jews’ so now I want that question answered.