R2D2 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Well, my 2014 MKZhis in the shop and having the techs and managers scratching their heads. This past Wednesday I was attending to some inspections in our development and pulled over to email some information. I put the car in Park but did not shut off the engine, completed the email and was ready to move on to the next item. So I put my foot on the brake and pressed "D". The car started to roll forward and after about 5' went violently into Park. The "P" was flashing, there was a wrench symbol up on the left side of the dash and a message about a"shift-lockup failure. I cleared all the messages but could not get it out of park. So I turned off the car and restarted it after 5 seconds, the wrench was still there and the P continued to Flash, still would not go into gear. I turned it off again and waited 30 seconds and then restarted it, This time the wrench was still there but the P stopped flashing. I was able to move finally. I headed to my meeting 1/4 mile away and I returned to the car about 1/2 hour later. When I restarted it, the wrench was gone and everything seemed normal. I called my service advisor anyway to see if they wanted the car to check it out and they said yes. They had a loaner and to bring in the car asap if I could drive it. They called me Thursday to let me know that their transmission specialist was tied up and they were going to hold the car for another day. Friday when I spoke to them, they told me that there were no failure codes and asked me if I opened the door as I was driving away because that would put it in "Park". I wonder if it was a door switch failure that could have caused this? So here I sit with a bronzish red 2016 MKZ loaner, hopefully Monday they will have some news for me. For me the 2016 is not something I would own, it is about as a "plain-jane" version of an MKZ I have ever seen. Anyone else ever experience this type of symptom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2D2 Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 Well they found nothing, no codes, no solid information. I have it back and everything has been fine since Tues. Another MKZ mystery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Boltz Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Problems with computerized cars. I used to have a Cadillac that just quit one day. Stopped at a stop sign, and it quit; wouldn't start. Had it towed to the dealer; started right up. No codes, and they couldn't replicated the problem. It didn't happen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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