I have had this iron for over a year and it was great the first two months, but after that nothing but problems. Oh yeah it has automatic shut off, just this morning it shut off while I was ironing. Despite unplugging it, letting it cool, and plugging it back in again, it never got hot. The retractable cord worked the first two months, now I wrap the cord around the broken iron.Save your money, I am off to the store to buy an iron that works.