Zazoh
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- First Name
- Brian
- Joined
- Sep 30, 2018
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- Location
- San Antonio TX
- Vehicle(s)
- 2018 JLU Rubicon Sting-Gray
- Occupation
- Software Engineer
Thanks for the heads up.Hate starting yet another ESS thread but I can only find threads talking about bypass or battery issues.
First let me state that I hated the idea of ESS. The first test drive I took about a year ago had the ESS stop the engine when I was at my first stop sign. I didn't know about it then and it gave me that sick feeling of being stranded. I didn't get my Jeep delivered for 4 months but during that time I was reading all of the threads to see how to bypass this. I was prepared to spend hundreds of dollars to make this go away.
When my Jeep finally arrived I figured I would try the ESS for a week and see how it went. To my surprise it didn't bother me that much once I knew it would happen. In fact, I actually began to enjoy the feature. It was easy to just gently pump the brake a few seconds before I was going to accelerate.
Yesterday was the first time I was driving and it caused me to feel stranded and vulnerable again. I was in the left lane preparing to pull into a restaurant. I was letting the traffic pass and had a window to go. At the very moment I tried to accelerate the Jeep died. Luckily I had only went a few inches and didn't cross the median. The Jeep remained dead even as my foot was on the gas pedal. The Jeep didn't start back up again until I pressed on the brake and released it again. Luckily this wasn't a situation where I caused an accident that could have potentially hurt someone or myself but it does make me pause and reconsider if I should be driving with this feature turned on.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/bFgESnz4Wl0
If your Jeep heard you call it a car, it’s gonna do it again.
I’ve just learned to trust mine 4500 miles in, hmm, now you got me thinking.
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