JtotheK 1 Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Usually when I'm slowing down to stop or park somewhere, I let off the gas pedal and without pressing the brake pedal, the car seems to brake itself when it gets down to about 20mph and then stops braking at about 15mph. Has anyone else had this happen? I've had the car 6 months and can never get used to it. It's rather annoying, honestly. Is this some sort of feature in these cars or might I have some sort of issue? Link to post Share on other sites
Skids 108 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 do you have the cvt trans or manual? Link to post Share on other sites
njresler 14 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I have the 4 spd manual and it does that. It seems to be down shifting from my experience Link to post Share on other sites
Miraj Choksi 16 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 That's virtually impossible and if you are experiencing while the air condition is on then that's normal because I feel the Same in my car and its because of the load the engine gets. Link to post Share on other sites
Chevrolet Customer Care 25 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Usually when I'm slowing down to stop or park somewhere, I let off the gas pedal and without pressing the brake pedal, the car seems to brake itself when it gets down to about 20mph and then stops braking at about 15mph. Has anyone else had this happen? I've had the car 6 months and can never get used to it. It's rather annoying, honestly. Is this some sort of feature in these cars or might I have some sort of issue? Hello JtotheK, I'm sorry to hear that you're having vehicle concerns with your 2014 Spark. We understand it's rather discouraging to encounter vehicle issues so early on, so we do apologize. Have you made your servicing dealership aware of this issue? If you'd like, we can facilitate this process on your behalf. Please send your VIN, contact information, mileage and the name of the dealership you prefer to work with in a private message if interested. Thanks for your time and I hope to hear from you soon. Best, Jasmine F Chevrolet Customer Care Link to post Share on other sites
jibb3r 29 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Usually when I'm slowing down to stop or park somewhere, I let off the gas pedal and without pressing the brake pedal, the car seems to brake itself when it gets down to about 20mph and then stops braking at about 15mph. Has anyone else had this happen? I've had the car 6 months and can never get used to it. It's rather annoying, honestly. Is this some sort of feature in these cars or might I have some sort of issue? It's something to do with the engine and saving fuel. Someone broke it down on here a good while ago, with a better explanation. I have the manual transmission, and mine does it as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.tozzi 66 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Dfco, in simple words. If the car is coasting and in gear, the engine shuts down fuel and spark to save fuel, resulting in the compression of the motor slowing the car down. Pretty much the engine shuts off and restarts after the car can no longer over power the compression to avoid stalling. Link to post Share on other sites
madman852005 0 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 (edited) I have a CVT Trans in mine and it does the same thing been kind of wondering about it myself Edited April 7, 2016 by madman852005 Link to post Share on other sites
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