km9376 Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Has anyone else experienced an issue with a "transmission not in park" warning being displayed? My wife's 2013 fusion has around 43,000 miles and she said that today while running errands, 4 different times when parking the car and turning it off, an error was displayed I think in the left display stating that her transmission was not in park. She said the car seemed to drive fine and always started back up, but she repeatedly saw that warning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangster Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 For the time being make sure the parking brake is used when parking. This means that it doesn't think the car is fully in park when turning it off. Sure it starts which it should only do in Park (or neutral) but it still doesn't think it is in park. Is it part of the shifter cable recall? You can put in the VIN here and see https://vinrcl.safercar.gov/vin/ I got the notice on my 2015 for it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
km9376 Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Thanks for the link. Our VIn did not show it was included in this recall, but the car is a 2013 Fusion. I just had my 2016 Explorer Sport experience major issues on way home from work, lost ABS, traction control, hillstart assist, parking aids, everything went out. So that vehicle is heading to the dealer and I will ask them about this Fusion issue while I am there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbf2530 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 9 hours ago, km9376 said: Thanks for the link. Our VIn did not show it was included in this recall, but the car is a 2013 Fusion. I just had my 2016 Explorer Sport experience major issues on way home from work, lost ABS, traction control, hillstart assist, parking aids, everything went out. So that vehicle is heading to the dealer and I will ask them about this Fusion issue while I am there. Hi km9376. Did those systems actually fail, or did the warning lights simply illuminate? If it was just the warning lights (very possible), that issue can sometimes be traced to a failing battery. Is it safe to assume it is still under the 3 year/36,000 mile Warranty? If it is, it's good you are taking it to the Dealer. if it isn't, you may save some diagnostic fees by having the battery properly load tested first. You can find a coupon on the Ford Owners website for a free battery test. Good luck. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
km9376 Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 Thanks for the suggestion on the Explorer issue. Turned out to be a piece of metal was found to be stuck to one of the wheel bearings that are now magnetic. That caused issues with the ABS sensor, and triggered all the other alarms and system failures. They did not have info as to why my wife's fusion did not get a recall, so I need to take it in for them to take a look at it for the Transmission warning. Odd thing, now it has not happened in a week. Told her to keep using the parking brake and let me know when it starts happening again so I can take it in while happening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.