why car says stop safely now?

Asked by solanaceae May 25, 2021 at 11:08 AM about the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

my car is at about 100k km i bought few years ago
and yesterday i was driving and randomly said stop
safely now and went into battery mode (i have a
ford escape hybrid) this happened to me about half
a year ago for first time so i knew i had to stop the
car turn it off and restart it. it then worked fine and
drove off normally .. anyone know what this might
be?

1 Answer

Have the car scanned for trouble codes. I would be looking for an experienced hybrid mechanic.

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