In an effort to follow the manual on my '13 Outlander Sport, I allow the coolant display to show up and I let the rpm on my tach go from about 1500 down to 1000 before I put it in drive. I purchased the vehicle about 3 months ago and noticed that regardless of the temps (was in the 60/70 degrees when I bought it to 30's/40's now) it always takes approx. 4 minutes to get down to 1000 rpm. My wife's Chevy Cruze takes about 30 seconds to do the same thing after I start it up. I don't think it has taken any of my past vehicles to take this long either. Is this normal or should I have something checked? Or should I just stop letting it idle down before I drive it?
Thanks in advance!!

 

Nottt...normal...I would have it checked out for sure...sounds like a simple thermostat fix to me...I'm guessing you have some Warranty left...so they should be able to fix it. Good Luck!!

 

When I start my '13 SE - it goes right to 950 ish. Something's going on - have the dealer fix it. Good luck!

 

Thanks for the advice. I'll go to the dealer next week and give them the lowdown. Hopefully they can diagnose.

 

what did the dealer say?