2014 FIT HYBRID _ WEIRD STARTING PROBLEM!! HELP

[mikefear]

As the title states. When I try and start the car it sort of judders on each crank turn but doesn't fire, then after about 10 cranks it starts up and the engine sounds normal. It has gone into limp mode though when driving.

Any ideas? crank sensor maybe?   

[Lord Voltermore]

Welcome to the forum .

A car normally goes into limp mode to protect the engine if it detects something is wrong. This may also be why its making the car difficult to start.  In effect the cars cpu is deliberately stifling the engine performance   to encourage you to get it fixed as soon as possible,rather than ignore EML's etc. .Even though the engine  might be capable of running quite well , doing so long term  may lead to  damage.  ,

Rather than speculate on what could be wrong  its best to get the fault codes read  . This may tell you exactly what is wrong  ,  or at least give a good indication of where to start looking  (sometimes a fault with one area  such as poor combustion triggers an exhaust gas sensor  further down the line etc. etc   ) 

I dont know what could be wrong.   If you are able to post the fault code (s) someone may be able to help more  .