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(2015) Honda Civic stops working when moving off at the traffic lights
I bought my Honda civic brand new from the Bushy dealership in Watford, love it to bits, I have previously owned a 2007 2.2 I-Dtec from new for nearly 10yrs always serviced by main dealer no issues at all.
But as of yesterday my newer 2015 Civic 1.6iDTEC just stopped completely from working when moving away from the traffic lights ( I couldn't even use the hazard lights at all)then to start again after 5 minutes of waiting! I informed Honda Bushy of the problem, but the earliest they could look at it is the following Wednesday!! same problem happened to me today again, so I called up Honda and they said that Wednesday is the earliest they can look at it and they have no courtesy car for me to use to go to work in.
What can I do as I don't want to use the car in case it stops some were even more dangerous, like on a motorway.
But as of yesterday my newer 2015 Civic 1.6iDTEC just stopped completely from working when moving away from the traffic lights ( I couldn't even use the hazard lights at all)then to start again after 5 minutes of waiting! I informed Honda Bushy of the problem, but the earliest they could look at it is the following Wednesday!! same problem happened to me today again, so I called up Honda and they said that Wednesday is the earliest they can look at it and they have no courtesy car for me to use to go to work in.
What can I do as I don't want to use the car in case it stops some were even more dangerous, like on a motorway.
Asked on 31 December 2015 by haria1985
Answered by
Honest John
I'm running an HR-V 1.6iDTEC with a stop/start button and, while is seems to use unnecessary amounts of battery by leaving the lights on for 30 seconds when you switch off, it hasn't let me down. Completely dead could mean that the battery earth lead has detached from the body of the car, so that's something you could check yourself under the bonnet. If it's loose, that would explain why the car started again when it somehow reconnected.
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