New ST Limited Stalling

[Rock'nSTLtd]

I have had my ST Limited for 11 days and it has stalled 3 times while sitting in 1st gear. :yikes: It has started back up with no issue, but I am just wondering if anyone else has had an issue and if I should be concerned. Unfortunately my dealer can't get me in for three weeks, :banghead: so the first service is being done by another shop so we can go to Cody for the May long weekend. Any information, advise etc. is much appreciated. :cheers: Thanks Lori

 

[Sny]

Mine stalled a dozen times in the first hundred miles as well. It's not unusual while it's learning and breaking in.

I would expect it to clear up by the time your first service is due tho. Mention it during your service and they should be able to find something. I doubt it's anything major.

 

[flamingobabe]

Mine has never stalled....I put 700 miles on it the 1st 2 days and had my 600 mile service then road it home 750 miles...now have 3500 and it has never stalled...is it SE or MS

 

[Lamonster]

Mine has stalled several times too and I asked the tech about it and he said that the new motors were "tight" and it should get better as you put more miles on it. I must say mine seems to be cured at 3000 miles. :dontknow:

 

[MMMII]

Mine did it 3 times in the first 100 miles. I'm 2,700 or so miles in and it's never done it again.
<knock wood>

 

[daveinva]

Mine has stalled several times too and I asked the tech about it and he said that the new motors were "tight" and it should get better as you put more miles on it. I must say mine seems to be cured at 3000 miles. :dontknow:

Is that advice limited to the ST?

I ask because my *2010 RS* did the same thing the first few months I had it, stalled twice inexplicably. Hasn't happened in 10,000 miles since.

 

[Rock'nSTLtd]

SE

Mine has never stalled....I put 700 miles on it the 1st 2 days and had my 600 mile service then road it home 750 miles...now have 3500 and it has never stalled...is it SE or MS

Hi, It is an SE. It sounds like you may have gotten lucky

 

[krazykat]

Stalling

New 2013 RT LTD stalled 3 times during first 500 miles and hasn't stalled again in the following 1500 miles.....getting better all the time (except gas mileage)........

 

[Rock'nSTLtd]

Thanks

Thanks everyone for your responses. Glad to hear that it should go away because otherwise it seems to be running fine so I will keep an eye on it and mention it to the tech when I take it in. :dg2:

 

[Chupaca]

Looks like..!!

folks got you covered. Just a few hicups that will go away with time...enjoy..!! :2thumbs:

 

[spyder-dude]

My 2013 STS also did it a few times before I had 1000 miles on it. Now that I have 3500 miles on it seems to be fine now

 

[Dragonfly]

And here I thought I was the only one with that problem. My RT Limited has just over 500 miles on it and stalled halve a dozen times, nearly got run over yesterday. Checked with my dealer and they hooked it up to the computer but no issues found even though it stalled on him also. In the interem keeping the RPM at approx 1800 - 2000 when stopped at a light. UPDATE Now have 832 miles and for the last 150 miles have not had anymore problems.

 

[mjw930]

Whether its normal is debatable. Ours was throwing codes and BRP had the dealer do a complete system reload, much more than a simple push over the diag connector and it seemed to clear most of it up.

An engine doesn't stall because its tight, that's complete and utter BS. It stalls because the throttle body or IAC isn't responding correctly, there's a leak in the intake or the computer isn't commanding the injectors or IAC correctly. It's a flaw, period! Why it clears up over time is a mystery.

Our dealer claims this started happening a lot in 2012 when they changed the lining in the fuel tank and said most of the stalling issues go away over time. I have a hard time buying this and think it's a combination of factors but I don't have the tools needed to correctly diagnose the system so I'm left with the sometimes silly reasons coming from dealers and BRP. I have noticed its worse when there is less than 1/4 tank of gas so I think it's a fuel pressure issue, possibly due to a vacuum or fuel pickup issue. Again, why it gets better over time makes no sense.

 

[Hovdestar]

Stall Speed.

Well, I really appreciate this thread, as my 2012 RT-S has stalled three times now (at 40 mph, then at a stop light, and the last time while at the gas pumps on the way to the dealer, 120 miles away), and it acted like it was going to stall while getting onto I-84, but it pulled out of the stall. It's good to know as much as I can about the Spyder, so these posts have been great information for me to have. Although I DID sort of start thinking about that Honda F6B.............<M>

 

[Zenagirl]

ST-L Stalling

Mine has never stalled, but it only has a little over 600 miles on it. I'm just hoping if it hasn't yet, that it won't.

 

[Farmbanker]

My 2012 RTS SE5 stalled once shortly after a fuel fillup....may have been the fuel, 1,000 miles later it hasn't occurred again.

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[ARtraveler]

Interesting information. opcorn:opcorn:opcorn:

 

[Sny]

An engine doesn't stall because its tight, that's complete and utter BS. It stalls because the throttle body or IAC isn't responding correctly, there's a leak in the intake or the computer isn't commanding the injectors or IAC correctly. It's a flaw, period! Why it clears up over time is a mystery.

While the throttle plate not responding correctly or various other problems could cause stalling, most of the time stalling when stopped/idle are fueling issues.

Your ECU learns how much fuel is needed at a given mass of air in order to run at the designed Air/Fuel ratio. It then modifies the injector pulse width by up to + or - 10% to compensate for both mechanical differences and environmental differences.

Every motor and environment is going to be a bit different and require differing amounts of fuel to keep the engine idling smoothly. You can be quite certain that your environment is different from the one the motor was born in. And that your motor will break in differently than someone else's.

The older GS manual said it can take up to 100 miles before it has collected enough data to learn how much it needs to tweak the injector pulses to achieve it's designed A/F ratio at idle.

Until then, it very well could stall or idle rough, or let out funny colored smoke. No mystery.

All three of my Spyders have done this when new. It's annoying, but it's a lot less irritating (or to some people, infuriating) once you understand what's happening and that it's temporary.

If it bugs you, take it to a decent dealer and ask.

 

[rabtech]

I can also report that my new ST-Limited has stalled 4 times in the first 65 miles. 2 times when pulling up to a stop sign and 2 times while idling in the carport. Starts right back up with no issues.

 

[Jharpo]

No Stalling But - - -

My new ST has never stalled but it misses like crazy if you take off slowly or drive really slowly like around a busy parking lot. Dealer could find no problem. I have almost 800 miles on it now. Hope it outgrows this problem. Until then, I'll just have to ryde FAST!