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I guess I owe OP an apology because the info I posted is in the digital download manual... but after looking, I'll be damned if I can find it in my print manual. So, it is possible that the print manual was completely reviewed by OP and no mention of this was found, which would tend to make one think it was a problem.

I'm not sure why there are differences between the electronic and print versions but there apparently are.
I noticed the owner manual that comes with the car really doesn't go in depth on a lot of functions. the digital one seems to have been revised.
 
The OP's problem is that EVERYTHING is shutting down, even at stoplights. Idle-Stop/Start isn't supposed to turn anything off but the engine.
I do not read her post that way. Appears she is stating that upon parking and idling, after x amount of time, the car turns off - as it should.
 
I know people were dying of CO because they would leave cars idling in their attached garages at their homes. People have been forgetting to shut down their cars like they normally would in the old days when they had actual car keys in the ignition. Quiet running cars with fob systems have proven dangerous for some people and some conditions.

I know car makers have come up with ways to help prevent this by shutting down idling cars (not idle stop). is that what is happening here ? Do our Hondas do this. I've had my car for about 4 weeks but I haven't gone through the 750 pages of manual completely. I do tend to idle a bit, but not more than a few minutes so it has never happened to me.

I've got a ton of bourbon that I picked up during my travels to Kentucky distilleries that I haven't touched. I really need to sit down and read my manual and maybe crack open a bottle :) .
 
I know people were dying of CO because they would leave cars idling in their attached garages at their homes. People have been forgetting to shut down their cars like they normally would in the old days when they had actual car keys in the ignition. Quiet running cars with fob systems have proven dangerous for some people and some conditions.

I know car makers have come up with ways to help prevent this by shutting down idling cars (not idle stop). is that what is happening here ? Do our Hondas do this. I've had my car for about 4 weeks but I haven't gone through the 750 pages of manual completely. I do tend to idle a bit, but not more than a few minutes so it has never happened to me.

I've got a ton of bourbon that I picked up during my travels to Kentucky distilleries that I haven't touched. I really need to sit down and read my manual and maybe crack open a bottle :) .
See my post quoting the (electronic format) manual on p. 1 of this thread
 
To an extent I understand this. I'm not expecting people to know how to rebuild an engine (I don't!).

But to ask a series of questions about something "wrong" with the car and then take the car to the dealer for this "problem" without reading the manual to understand that it's normal is just mind boggling to me.

I get that the manual is 700 pages, but this is also a huge financial investment worth understanding and protecting. Sit down with a glass of bourbon and read the thing... Hell, if you skip the lawyer gobbledygook it's only like 390 pages and you can effectively read/skim those in a few hours.
This! I respect this. It solves a lot of curious questions just by reading. To me the main issue sounds like what the car is designed to do. I also have a Cadillac that does the same exact thing shuts off after a given period. My motorcycle even shuts off a cylinder if it idles too long to keep cool. All this by design.
 
However if everything shuts off I am not certain what it may be. I do think it shutting completely of while in park is normal. Saves battery etc. Had other cars that did that.
 
In one of her follow up posts she said that everything turns off, not just the engine - even at stoplights.
I guess I didn't read it that way. I saw it as two issues, neither of which is actually an issue:

1) car shutting off completely after x minutes of idling;

2) car shutting engine off at traffic lights (with my assumption that it was only the engine and not the ignition)

I suppose if people used their words we wouldn't have to guess what she meant.
 
See my post quoting the (electronic format) manual on p. 1 of this thread
Thanks I went back and read it. Yeah I can't say I ever read that before, I never even considered the electronic manual as I find it faster to refer to specific sections quickly in paper manuals.

I suspect the car shuts off to protect people from carbon monoxide poisoning when people leave their cars running in their attached garages. With today's fob systems and quiet vehicles people have accidentally left vehicles running in their attached garages after arriving home, just to die or be injured by carbon monoxide. Car manufacturers spend more time saving people from themselves.
 
Thanks I went back and read it. Yeah I can't say I ever read that before, I never even considered the electronic manual as I find it faster to refer to specific sections quickly in paper manuals.

I suspect the car shuts off to protect people from carbon monoxide poisoning when people leave their cars running in their attached garages. With today's fob systems and quiet vehicles people have accidentally left vehicles running in their attached garages after arriving home, just to die or be injured by carbon monoxide. Car manufacturers spend more time saving people from themselves.
Search function and the ability to click on page number in the index and contents are what digital manuals are made for.
 
Search function and the ability to click on page number in the index and contents are what digital manuals are made for.
I'm old, lol. I like the ease of paper manuals, particularly shop repair manuals that I've used over the years for my Hondas.

But I will give the digital manual a try though now that you mentioned it, I've avoided thus far as in the past I've tried to use pdf shop repair manuals and I just liked the paper versions better and quicker. I will check this out though. Thanks for the added info. If you are able to click on sections and links that is a vast improvement to what I have used in the past. Thanks for the info and reference.
 
It seem to have some kind of safety feature programed that is making it shut down.
I know this is not that same but in my car once the auto stop is engaged and someone open any door while the car idle is off, it is off for good and the start button will need to be pressed to restart the engine. all this when I had no intentions of turning it off in the first place. (as noted in pg 454)

It has happened to me twice now.
I was never made aware but assuming if I have auto start off this would not happen? ( will be testing it further so I can understand it better the do's and don'ts)
Like @MeefZah said take the time to read my manual booklet...

Hope that all made sense
Side note: my car is manual if that matters..
 
Solution: Dilute the pump with fuel cleaner once you do that it will stop happening for a few months but first time you put it in the car will shut down five times. It might occur again in two months but put in more cleaner. Right now my car has stopped shutting down for a few months have my finger crossed.

Air hug your not alone.
 
Its a chemical in the pump causing the shutdown. The part shortage made them use faulty parts it all happened before it happens again.

Honda and Acura have recalled 2019 and 2020 vehicles including the CR-V and Accord for fuel pumps which can malfunction and cause the engine to lose power. Honda and Acura are recalling 628,124 vehicles for malfunctioning fuel pumps which can lead to a vehicle losing power.Mar 31, 2021
 
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