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2012 Fiesta starting issues

Furytom

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Hi guys,
my sons 2012 Fiesta randomly doesn't want to crank and the shift selector is stuck in park.
I did all the ground cleaning, new battery but did not solve the problem. Brake lights do come on when the issue occurs.
There are no check engine lights and all modules are clear according to the FORscan software. Its shows its in Part on the dash.
Some time, using the little lever to overwrite the safety in the shift lever, putting it in Neural makes it start. But not always.
Turning the key you can hear the computer do something but its not cranking at all. Its missing something.
Also if I get it to start, it will start over and over no problem until I drive it for 10+ minutes and then chances are high it will not start again.
I was searching a lot for the combination of the two but couldn't find anything outside the grounds and battery as well as the break pressure switch.
Any ideas of what else it could be will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks guys!
 
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Furytom

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Finally found it. Ran the live data with everything it will need to crank and the neutral safety switch did not give the right signal for it to crank. Should have thought of that sooner...lol
 

Handy Andy

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Thanks for sticking with it and getting back with us on this kind of a problem.

Before you go, be sure to go up to your original post in this thread (your first post on this thread) and update it - add in the word "SOLVED" so others can see how this turned out.

But how were you able to fix that neutral safety switch? A bad bushing or just needed a little cleaning?

What did you do fix it?
 
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Furytom

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Thanks for sticking with it and getting back with us on this kind of a problem.

Before you go, be sure to go up to your original post in this thread (your first post on this thread) and update it - add in the word "SOLVED" so others can see how this turned out.

But how were you able to fix that neutral safety switch? A bad bushing or just needed a little cleaning?

What did you do fix it?
I put in a new neutral safety switch.
 


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