Hyundai iX20 ISG isn't working
I purchased a Hyundai iX20 Style with ISG as standard in January 2011. The ISG has only worked three or four times in this period. The car has been back to the dealers on a number of times without too much success. A new battery and sensor were fitted it worked for about three days then stopped.
Hyundai tell me that the battery must maintain a charge of 94% or over for the ISG to work. Every time my battery is in to be checked it is always below this figure consequently they blame me as i have only covered 10,600 in this time, but the ISG has never worked since day one. Am I to be expected to keep the battery on charge, what happens when I go away for a week or two.
If the criteria is so critical on the battery this should be clearly in their documentation and specifications. I am not the only one there are others on the Hyundai forum and in the CSMA magazine. Are any forum members aware of this problem.
Hyundai tell me that the battery must maintain a charge of 94% or over for the ISG to work. Every time my battery is in to be checked it is always below this figure consequently they blame me as i have only covered 10,600 in this time, but the ISG has never worked since day one. Am I to be expected to keep the battery on charge, what happens when I go away for a week or two.
If the criteria is so critical on the battery this should be clearly in their documentation and specifications. I am not the only one there are others on the Hyundai forum and in the CSMA magazine. Are any forum members aware of this problem.
Asked on 15 December 2012 by madsen
Answered by
Honest John
ISG will not work if there is not enough charge in the battery or if the ambient temperature is too low. So it will not work on cars used for repeated short runs from cold, especially in the winter.
Tags:
stop-start
Similar questions
I have a Hyundai ix20 the ISG stop/start doesn't work. I have told by Hyundai that I don't do enough miles, they said I should have been told that when I bought the car in OCT 2011. There is nothing in...
My wife read an article that automatic stop start on a modern engine can damage the engine beause of inadequate engine lubrication. I told her that when the engine is warm and been running a while, the...
I have some doubts about the benefit of this facility. Every time I come to a stop with foot held on the brake the engine stops and release the brake and the engine fires up. This means that the battery...
Related models
.jpg?width=115&height=75&rmode=crop)
Cheap to run. Good visibility. Plenty of rear passenger and boot space. Better engines and transmissions in 2016.
.jpg)
