I need to find out how many of us have had a problem with their Mokka's engine cutting out ""“ there was an earlier thread but that included problems stalling whilst moving off so I've started this new thread. (Hope that's ok Mods.) It's important that we keep strictly to the topic as this is important and has safety implications.
I believe this problem only occurs with the Mokka 1.7 CDTi manual ""“ unless you know differently.
A number of us have had problems with the engine dying completely whilst going round roundabouts, approaching junctions and slowing behind traffic.
This is not stalling. When an engine stalls, it dies a painful death. You know about it. Here we're talking about the engine quietly cutting out and having to be restarted either with the key or by dipping the clutch for the start/stop mechanism to kick in.
This is not going into a corner in too high a gear and causing the engine to stall. This fault cannot be reproduced at will, it happens intermittently. It could happen twice in ten minutes, and then not again for a few days.
Some advice in the earlier thread was that diesels sometimes do this. No they don't. If they do, then there's a potentially dangerous fault.
Further advice posted in the earlier thread tells you just to get used to it. You shouldn't need to, it's fault with the car. Selling on a faulty car might be awkward in the future. In a private sale, you will have to explain the right driving technique. Would you buy a used car if someone told you this about it?
You'll appreciate that this could be a major threat to safety if you find yourself suddenly with no control over your car in the middle of a difficult traffic situation.
I'll post about my own situation separately ""“ but for now can you post if you have had this happen to you once/twice/ or more? Vauxhall are dismissing this as just the wrong type of driving technique and not a safety threat so we need to find out how many people have experienced this.
It's been suggested that Vauxhall will deny everything until enough people stand up and are counted. That's what I hope this topic will achieve.
The original topic is "advice on engine cutting out in 2nd gear".
http://www.mokkaownersclub.co.uk/forum/advice-on-engine-cutting-out-in-2nd-gear_topic837.html
Edited by: Mokka Mick
I believe this problem only occurs with the Mokka 1.7 CDTi manual ""“ unless you know differently.
A number of us have had problems with the engine dying completely whilst going round roundabouts, approaching junctions and slowing behind traffic.
This is not stalling. When an engine stalls, it dies a painful death. You know about it. Here we're talking about the engine quietly cutting out and having to be restarted either with the key or by dipping the clutch for the start/stop mechanism to kick in.
This is not going into a corner in too high a gear and causing the engine to stall. This fault cannot be reproduced at will, it happens intermittently. It could happen twice in ten minutes, and then not again for a few days.
Some advice in the earlier thread was that diesels sometimes do this. No they don't. If they do, then there's a potentially dangerous fault.
Further advice posted in the earlier thread tells you just to get used to it. You shouldn't need to, it's fault with the car. Selling on a faulty car might be awkward in the future. In a private sale, you will have to explain the right driving technique. Would you buy a used car if someone told you this about it?
You'll appreciate that this could be a major threat to safety if you find yourself suddenly with no control over your car in the middle of a difficult traffic situation.
I'll post about my own situation separately ""“ but for now can you post if you have had this happen to you once/twice/ or more? Vauxhall are dismissing this as just the wrong type of driving technique and not a safety threat so we need to find out how many people have experienced this.
It's been suggested that Vauxhall will deny everything until enough people stand up and are counted. That's what I hope this topic will achieve.
The original topic is "advice on engine cutting out in 2nd gear".
http://www.mokkaownersclub.co.uk/forum/advice-on-engine-cutting-out-in-2nd-gear_topic837.html
Edited by: Mokka Mick