I spoke with the ford repair shop manager and was told that the fail safe mode was to protect the transmission. I really do not think that it is a transmission problem. My best guess is that a wire may be shorting causing the problem. Disconnecting the battery for five minutes didn't solve the problem. The car will reset upon turning off and restarting. It will run about 200 miles and go into fail safe again. I have posted my problem with other information about the problem under failsafe engine mode. The ford manager stated that they charge $94.00 per hour. If you have a code reader you can most likely get a code if you run test before shutting down the engine while it is still in failed mode. | 
