Hi everybody,
I have been having quite the headscratcher with this one. I recently started having issues with my 2015 escape where I was receiving the "transmission not in park" message when trying to start and not shifting out of park - no crank, no start. I do a little research and read a couple of threads about replacing the bushing. I take a look and the bushing is fine. Then I see other articles about replacing the brake light indicator/brake light fuse. I replace those and it starts. Great! A day later I get in my car and no crank, no start, and doesn't shift out of park. I do a little more research and see a post about somebody having the same issue. To resolve it, they opened up the high amp fuse box that sits in front of the battery (not the regular fuse box, but the one where the positive wire runs into) and they tighten the connections. I do the same and noticed that a majority of the connections were very loose. After I tighten, the car starts. So I take it out for a short drive and the engine cuts off WHILE DRIVING and the display reads, "transmission not in park". And it won't crank or start after my car slows to a halt. Now I'm having trouble finding a solution that fits this experience - of the car dying, and displaying that message while they were driving. I'm almost certain this has to be an electrical issue or a system failure of some kind, but I am a novice when it comes to car maintenance. If anybody has had this kind of issue and was able to resolve it, please let me know.
Just a quick list of what I have done so far:
-Confirmed bushing was intact
-Changed brake light indicator
-Confirmed brake fuse not blown
-Tightened connections in high amp fuse box
Thanks!
I have been having quite the headscratcher with this one. I recently started having issues with my 2015 escape where I was receiving the "transmission not in park" message when trying to start and not shifting out of park - no crank, no start. I do a little research and read a couple of threads about replacing the bushing. I take a look and the bushing is fine. Then I see other articles about replacing the brake light indicator/brake light fuse. I replace those and it starts. Great! A day later I get in my car and no crank, no start, and doesn't shift out of park. I do a little more research and see a post about somebody having the same issue. To resolve it, they opened up the high amp fuse box that sits in front of the battery (not the regular fuse box, but the one where the positive wire runs into) and they tighten the connections. I do the same and noticed that a majority of the connections were very loose. After I tighten, the car starts. So I take it out for a short drive and the engine cuts off WHILE DRIVING and the display reads, "transmission not in park". And it won't crank or start after my car slows to a halt. Now I'm having trouble finding a solution that fits this experience - of the car dying, and displaying that message while they were driving. I'm almost certain this has to be an electrical issue or a system failure of some kind, but I am a novice when it comes to car maintenance. If anybody has had this kind of issue and was able to resolve it, please let me know.
Just a quick list of what I have done so far:
-Confirmed bushing was intact
-Changed brake light indicator
-Confirmed brake fuse not blown
-Tightened connections in high amp fuse box
Thanks!
