MDennis28 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Just bought a new Fusion. Going 65 it completely lost all power and shut off, shuddering to a stop! Scared me to death. Has anyone else experienced this? AWD ecoboost titanium. 500 miles on it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 It happens. I wouldn't be concerned unless it happens again. Could be anything including bad gas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDennis28 Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 It happens. I wouldn't be concerned unless it happens again. Could be anything including bad gas. Dealer service tech said it was a serious safety shut-down to prevent "Further" engine damage! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Then there should have been a code set that says what triggered it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDennis28 Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 The fact that it did not record a code was a great concern to both dealerships I took it to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 The only thing I can think of is a throttle or throttle body problem but those should set codes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RybSE Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Dealer service tech said it was a serious safety shut-down to prevent "Further" engine damage! Since no codes were triggered by the event can it just mean the engine, at that moment, felt it needed to protect itself, but there isn't necessarily an ongoing problem? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDennis28 Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Not worth the risk. If we were in traffic we could be dead. Or on a narrow mountain road where we live-worse still. Steering impossible as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueOval2010 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Maybe a power interruption upstream of the ecm preventing it from setting a code? No power, no code. Just brainstorming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) Bad gas would not set a code. A "self-preservation shutdown" would set a code, so the tech is obviously just guessing. Edited July 17, 2014 by Waldo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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