Kia Venga: Stop start not stop starting...

My wife owns a 2011 Kia Venga, which has been back to the garage three times, as the ISG stop-start isn't working properly. The garage keeps giving her what appear silly reasons - the first was not enough petrol in the tank? Now they're saying it's because she had the air conditioning on? Then, it's because she's not driven it for a couple of days...

Is it because she's a lady or are these valid reasons?

Asked on 23 November 2012 by roger2712

Answered by Honest John

It's probably because she is not driving the car far enough to fully charge the battery.

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