Stop/Start

[Fish]

I received my 2024 XL 2.0 EcoBoost in December right after Christmas. This is the second time I have to take it in for the Auto Stop/Start feature not working. Is anyone else having this issue?

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[Ozarkbeard]

Common reasons it may not work are if you're running the A/C or heat, or if your 12v battery is defective or needs charging.

 

[MoHillbilly]

I used an auto stop eliminator and now, no more auto stop/start issues..

 

[Fish]

What is this eliminator and where do you get it?

 

[Scott Asheville]

My only stop/start problem is that the feature exists in the first place.

 

[Deleted member 15125]

I received my 2024 XL 2.0 EcoBoost in December right after Christmas. This is the second time I have to take it in for the Auto Stop/Start feature not working. Is anyone else having this issue?

That would be a be a blessing for me! I have to turn it off every time I start the truck!! Hate that feature!

 

[lm126027]

Have a 2020 Escape 2.0 Titanium. Since the Maverick is based on the Escape, we probably have the same system. With my stop/start.... I have no clue when it will work and when it won't.... Sometimes goes a full week not working, them miraculously it will start working again. No help from dealer, saying that there all sorts of requirements for it to work... Nothing to do with the air conditioning as mine will shut down even with the air running, though it may kick the engine back on if it is a fairly long stop. My 2024 Maverick Lariat is on order (ordered last august) with still not build date. Salesman says will probably roll to a 2025... So... who the hell know when I will get it.

 

[dusty1787]

I received my 2024 XL 2.0 EcoBoost in December right after Christmas. This is the second time I have to take it in for the Auto Stop/Start feature not working. Is anyone else having this issue?

like others have said, there are a ridiculous amount of parameters of which the stop/start will not work. I believe on this forum someone posted a screenshot or something with all the variables that will cause it to not activate. (too cold, not up to operating temp, have climate control setting on...like the ac or something....and on and on)... but a trend seems to be possibly a bad battery or (and this annoys the crap out of me)... you do not drive it long enough for the vehicle to fully charge the battery.

I took mine in during its recalls to be completed (and an oil change) and had them look into it. The dealership put it on the battery testing machine that takes a few hours to fully "test" the battery and charge it/run it out of juice, charge again, etc. (or so I was told). pretty much the result was that the state of charge (SOC) was too low and just needed to be charged up.

This is a common thing to hear with Ford and the auto stop/start. That local drives around town are not enough and you need a good 1+hr drive here and there to top the battery off. No exact word on how long of a drive, or how often you need to do it, but when the truck notices battery level low, stop/start is deactivated.

After I told them that it was not stop/starting and they did the battery check, and charged it, it has been working ever since (2 weeks now). but knowing I do not drive long enough frequently enough, I am expecting to have it just stop working one day and then realize I need to do a nice long drive or plug it into a trickle charger.... if I really want the stop/start feature working again.

A lot of people on here state they do not like the stop/start, and I do not mind it at all, I just hate having a feature on my new vehicle that for some reason isnt working. I want them to find out if its due to something being bad/broken, or its in working order and I just need to drive it a fair distance once in a while...type of deal. So now after they looked into it, charged it, and its working again, I for now know its an issue of me not putting in long enough drives...which is very annoying.

 

[Carlitos_92]

What is this eliminator and where do you get it?

https://www.autostopeliminator.com/

The first "mod" I did to my truck. It's spendy, but I would do it again 10/10 times. Works perfectly.

 

[Fish]

Thank you for your reply. I feel the same way. It is feature on a new vehicle and I want it to work like its designed to.

 

[B2000]

There are threads you can find about this. The feature only works if the battery is charged to 70% or more and the battery management only allows the battery to be charged to 80% so you have to be in that narrow range for it to work. I put a battery tender on my truck and it worked for a day until the battery charge went down. If you want the feature to work you will probably have to plug in a BT every night unless you make long daily drives.

For some reason mine started working for an hour last week- no idea why as I had been making short trips with the AC on.

I think it is a feature that allows Ford to get good EPA numbers even though it does not work most of the time for most of us.

 

[shrek]

That would be a be a blessing for me! I have to turn it off every time I start the truck!! Hate that feature!

Use ForScan to get rid of it. Along with the double honk on exit with the vehicle running

 

[Ford Motor Company]

I received my 2024 XL 2.0 EcoBoost in December right after Christmas. This is the second time I have to take it in for the Auto Stop/Start feature not working. Is anyone else having this issue?

Hello, I would like to take a look into your stop/start concerns further on my end. Could you please send us a message with your VIN and mileage?

 

[barxlt]

Lucky you .I wish mine would stop working. Its the stupidest thing the engineers ever came up with .

 

[Fish]

Hello, I would like to take a look into your stop/start concerns further on my end. Could you please send us a message with your VIN and mileage?

3FTTW8A93RRA18514. 2,228

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