Engine cut off while driving

Asked by Primetom32 Nov 12, 2018 at 07:21 PM about the 2016 Ford Fusion S

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Ford 2016 fushion
While driving on interstate, engines cut off and message “transmission not in
park” came up. Was able to pull to side of road but nothing worked ( hazards
would not even come on). Put it in park and restarted and got home safely.
What to do?

27 Answers

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Hi - ours just did this today. Have you gotten any answers yet? How many miles? I’m at 145k. By chance was your check engine light on or has it been on?

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130

Exact same thing happened to me tonight in my 2016 Ford Fusion. Turns out there is a recall for the Transmission shifter cables on my car. Taking it into the shop tomorrow.

13 people found this helpful.
130

I have been having this same issue with my 2014 fusion.Cant find anything helpful online.

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120

This happened to me today! Also able to pull over, restart.

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310

Did anyone find out what the problem was? I have a 2015 Ford Fusion and mine did this today.

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30

My 2016 Cmax did this same thing!!! Please don’t let the Cmax drivers be left without a voice. We are all Ford and similar cars. Thanks,

3 people found this helpful.
30

Our 2016 Ford Fusion is doing that. It did it not long after we bought it new and is doing it again.

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My 2014 Ford Fusion SE did the same thing! Please can anyone tell me what was wrong with theirs

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I think people are not replying because there is not an answer. I took my car to the dealership, and they found nothing wrong. All recalls on my vehicle have already been repaired. I do know it is not related to any recalls. I am not sure how reassuring it is, but reading through the forums, most people's incidents have been isolated.

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My car is doing the same thing! 2014 Ford Fusion SE! This is extremely dangerous and needs to be fixed ASAP!

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My aunt has a 2015 Ford infusion and it cuts off while driving and states on dashboard that transmission not in park. It does restart up. But no answers from Ford they don’t have answers??? Warranty is about up. All recalls have been completed. Any suggestions

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IVE HAVE FOUND THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP TO BE THE PROBLEM ON MY 2015 FORD FUSION. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT DIES. IT WILL RESTART FINE AND NO CODES.

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My car is doing the same thing. I have a 2013 ford fusion and it cuts off while driving and the transmission not in park light appears. I took it to the dealer and they said nothing was wrong with it. I was driving on 95 interstate when this happened. This is dangerous and needs to be fixed.

5 people found this helpful.
20

Mind has done this for over a year ... I paid $400 for diagnosis to tell me they did not know why .... wth why not?

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20

My husband and I just purchased a 2016 Ford Fusion SE wiith only 16,000 miles lastnight aand it has done this 5 times in less then 24 hours. One time almost cause what coulda been a very serious accident.

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My wife was just driving our 2016 ford fusion SE awd ecoboost and a weird alarm sound started going off inside the car and the car started chugging and the car shut down. It wouldn't turn over a few times than she finally got it to turn over and start. Did anyone else have this problem or heard of it and by chance know what it is?

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10

Just had the same thing happen with a 2019 Taurus (Limited) with only 13,000 miles on it.

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50

My daughter 16’ Fusion Titanium has done this 3 times. Has 65,000 miles on it. Had a mechanic check the codes out and nothing registers. Her FUEL ACCESSORY POWER ACTIVE light comes on just before it shuts off. Takes a second but restarts. Any help is appreciated. Its alarming to know that there are many others having the same issue with little to no answers.

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ANYONE LOOKING FOR AND ANSWER STOP HERE, before you waste anymore money get a certified mechanic to check your fuel pressure off of the valve when you crank your car, low fuel pressure can cause all of these issues y’all stated

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130

My wifes 2014 fusion was shutting off everyday I found that if u drive it in "s" sport mode it does not shut off. Hasnt shut off since.

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2016 Fusion Energi, 33,000 same thing. Got the regular 12v battery changed out and it still did it a week later. Thinking about getting rid of the car.

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Same. 2016 Ford Fusion has it for a year now. 87k miles has been doing this about 4 months now. It’s cold out and it’s been not wanting to start easily either. It finally did not start tonight omw to work. Crank sound then sound like a fizzle air and the engine and wrench light come on. I’m gonna you tube some things and look in the am. If not, I guess I gotta get a mobile mechanic. Hopefully it’s an easy fix.

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2014 Ford Fusion SE same thing turn off while I’m driving spend already a lot of money change the battery the park plugs oil pump and still doing the same anyone fix the issue here or ideas what could be thanks for your help

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2016 Ford Fusion SE 2.5. My wife has experienced it dying on the interstate multiple times; same thing as you guys, "transmission not in park light". It always cranks right back up. I finally had it happen to me while I was headed to work this morning. I was doing 60 mph when it happened. I was able to crank it right back up while still in sport mode and I made it to work fine. It is not a fuel pump issue because all the interior lights turn off as if you turned the key off. It has to be something electrical, either with the main PCM or the ignition switch for something like that to happen. You are all wasting your time with changing fuel pumps and what-not. I've been a mechanic a long time. It's definitely a short in one of the control modules and/or ignition switch.

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I found the answer to be heavy car key accessories . So ya something is loose in the ignition

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So I just took my heavy keychain off. Works fine now

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