Non start and engine light

[SweptVolume]

Anyone else experienced or experiencing the following

After being parked up overnight, car will start fine, but then drive somewhere, leave for a short while (maybe an hour or so) car will then not start - fuel pump goes, but no start. lock car and unlock a couple of times, then it will start, but then I have an engine light. If I then do 5 or 6 'warm starts' the engine light will go out. Occasionally it will come back, but mostly it only comes back with the non start issue.. Dealer says a fix from 'bosch' is coming in January/Feb. Car is 18 months old, and only started doing this about a month ago...

 

[Inilep]

bro take that to the dealer

 

[SJM]

Todd from Everyday Driver on YouTube had the exact same issue with his Emira. Pretty sure a software update fixed it.

 

[SweptVolume]

Dealer said wait or call out Lotus Assistance - gonna get the code read and see what it says - just wondered if anyone else had the same...

 

[Six Speed Stephen]

Is it this?

Intermittent failure to start

Coming up on 500 miles, two weeks after taking delivery. One issue I've had multiple times is a failure to start - the symptoms are a bit strange. I haven't been able to figure out a complete reproduction scenario yet, but what happens intermittently is that I will go to unlock the car, get in...

www.emiraforum.com

 

[SweptVolume]

Is it this?

Intermittent failure to start

Coming up on 500 miles, two weeks after taking delivery. One issue I've had multiple times is a failure to start - the symptoms are a bit strange. I haven't been able to figure out a complete reproduction scenario yet, but what happens intermittently is that I will go to unlock the car, get in...

www.emiraforum.com

There are a couple of similar issues mentioned… sure I have waited for CarPlay to connect and it still wouldn’t start…. But will make sure I do next time….

 

[Six Speed Stephen]

There are a couple of similar issues mentioned… sure I have waited for CarPlay to connect and it still wouldn’t start…. But will make sure I do next time….

Ignore the CarPlay Internet thing.

My old car had this but seemingly fixed by the dealer and now my new car has it to.

 

[nelly111s]

I have this issue. It only started after my first year service and all the software patches.
I have subsequently been told this by Lotus

1. The guideline we have given the dealers if this rare occasion happens is to allow a minimum of 27 seconds between unlocking the car and starting the engine.

it seems to be a synchronisation problem between 3 modules that’s causing the issue.

 

[SweptVolume]

I have this issue. It only started after my first year service and all the software patches.
I have subsequently been told this by Lotus

1. The guideline we have given the dealers if this rare occasion happens is to allow a minimum of 27 seconds between unlocking the car and starting the engine.

it seems to be a synchronisation problem between 3 modules that’s causing the issue.

I'm pretty sure I do - I am going to try the unlock - lock - unlock before I get in to see if that helps....

 

[Ianb]

Anyone else experienced or experiencing the following

After being parked up overnight, car will start fine, but then drive somewhere, leave for a short while (maybe an hour or so) car will then not start - fuel pump goes, but no start. lock car and unlock a couple of times, then it will start, but then I have an engine light. If I then do 5 or 6 'warm starts' the engine light will go out. Occasionally it will come back, but mostly it only comes back with the non start issue.. Dealer says a fix from 'bosch' is coming in January/Feb. Car is 18 months old, and only started doing this about a month ago...

Wait until the car has fully booted up and connected to internet, then push the button.

 

[nelly111s]

The issue is communication timing between the TCM/VDDM/ECM. Doesn't need internet connection.
Wait 27 seconds is the advice from Lotus. This may of course, give the car time to connect to the internet, but that's not the issue.

 

[geoffbland]

Just had this happen to me - happened twice now. Once after parking up for a hour or so, second time when starting a drive the next day.

I can hear the fuel pump starting but the engine does not turn over when pressing the button.

Waiting 27 seconds or any longer did not fix the issue.

Locking and unlocking the car again did work for me both times.

 

[grezex]

Happened to me last weekend on a warm day (300mi on the odo).
Parked car for maybe 20 minutes; came back and won't start (only accessories turn on).
After a few stop start button presses for a couple minutes, unbuckled seatbelt, open door then it started.

I had no check engine light though.
Makes me nervous (and embarrassed) at the thought of being stranded in the middle of the mountain again .

 

[David s]

Disconnect the battery for 10 minutes and then reconnect. This fixes most of these sort of gremlins. You have to press the start button for about 10 seconds to restart the dash and screens when u reconnect.