# 2014 Ford Fusion - Shuts off

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ford-fusion-shuts-off/188044>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 20, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ford-fusion-shuts-off/188044 "2022-12-20T23:11:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![jimG39](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/278dde/32.png) [@jimG39](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jimG39)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ford-fusion-shuts-off/188044/1 "2022-12-20T23:11:41Z")

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Engine shuts down if left at idle for 4 to 5 minutes. Will restart when accelerator is depressed while cranking and let off. Acts like it is experiencing fuel starvation. After a few tries, it seems to clear out and perform as normal. There are no symptoms of this when engine is cold. No fault codes preasent.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ford-fusion-shuts-off/188044/2 "2022-12-20T23:40:33Z")

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It sounds like something is sticking and preventing the throttle butterfly valve to get into the correct idle position. It’s a very sensitive gadget, if off even a little from the ideal position could cause an engine to stall. Could be other things, lots of causes for engine stalls, but I wouldn’t guess fuel starvation myself in your case. Air starvation more likely.

Suggest to ask your shop to inspect throttle pedal sensor, throttle-valve actuator mechanism, throttle position sensor. May need to clean the throttle body,