Author Topic: Restarting after a stall (Read 3182 times)

guest2374 · « **on:** December 29, 2014, 01:52:15 PM »

My 2008 Jazz starts first time - even after being left for 2 weeks in an airport car-park in the UK in December. However, on some occasions if I happen to stall it when the engine is warm, I find that the starter will sometimes fail to turn the engine over and all the lights on the dash go down. Is this a sign of something - or is it perhaps due to residual compression in the cylinders making it hard to get cranking?

John Ratsey · « **Reply #1 on:** December 29, 2014, 02:07:56 PM »

I see similarities to the issue discussed in this thread http://clubjazz.org/forum/index.php?topic=6365.0

VicW · « **Reply #2 on:** December 29, 2014, 03:53:57 PM »

I occasionally stall my Jazz but so far have not had a problem restarting, The battery/car is four years old and does very few short journeys.
The battery was tested today during a service and passed OK.

Vic.

madasafish · « **Reply #3 on:** December 29, 2014, 05:48:57 PM »

I am such a great driver that I have never ever stalled my Jazz.

The fact that it is automatic has nothing to do with its lack of stalling.

chrisc · « **Reply #4 on:** December 30, 2014, 12:10:37 PM »

Sounds 100% like a failing battery to me. At the time you tried to start it, were any other electrical accessories on (lights, fan, aircon, rear window demister)?

guest2374 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 30, 2014, 07:33:28 PM »

Nothing much running. The engine whips over quickly when cold - it is only when trying to start a warm engine if I should stall it (not a frequent habit) that I have experienced this strange problem.