While driving the car will turn off. Very dangerous situation. Will restart after stopping, but on an expressway cannot just stop. Had the same problem 2 years ago while driving out of state. Was fixed under warranty. Not no longer covered and have to pay out of pocket.
When the outside temperature is low (perhaps 10 deg F and lower) after 5 or ten minutes the display shows "Hill Start Assist no longer available". Then the Wrench sign appears, then the display says "Pull over safely and turn off the engine" and within a few seconds it no longer runs.
This happened twice on 12/11/2013 when the ambient was zero degrees. I took it to the dealer who had it for 3 days but Ford could not resolve the issue so they cleared the memory and I took it back. I did not drive the car much except in warmer temps as I can not trust it. Sure enough this morning I drove it when it was minus 9 deg F ambient and it quit three times with exactly the same messages. The first time was at an intersection, the engine would not run so I had to push the car out of the intersection. The dealer has it back this morning.
Seems like the car won't run in Wisconsin winters.
- knash,
La Crosse, WI, US
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While driving the car will turn off. Very dangerous situation. Will restart after stopping, but on an expressway cannot just stop. Had the same problem 2 years ago while driving out of state. Was fixed under warranty. Not no longer covered and have to pay out of pocket.
- Philip W., Des Plaines, IL, US