Shift Solenoid Failure Mode Chart
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Mercury Mountaineer and 2005 Ford Explorer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Failed ON or OFF due to powertrain control module (PCM) and/or vehicle wiring concerns, solenoid electrically, mechanically or hydraulically stuck ON or OFF.
SSA, SSB
| O/D Position | Actual Gear | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gear | SSA | SSB | ||
| ON | OFF | ON | OFF | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| R | R | R | N | R |
| O/D Cancelled Position | ||||
| Gear | ||||
| 1M | M1 | M1 | M3 | M1 |
| 2M | M2 | M2 | 1.1 | M2 |
| 3M | M3 | M3 | M3 | M1 |
| 4M | M1 | M4 | M4 | M4 |
| 1.1 = Actual ratio with Forward Clutch, Intermediate Clutch and O/D Band applied. | ||||
SSC, SSD
| O/D Position | Actual Gear | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gear | SSC | SSD | ||
| ON | OFF | ON | OFF | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/M1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | M2 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3/M3 |
| 4 | 4/5 | 4 | 4 | 4/M4 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| R | R | R | R | R |
| O/D Cancelled Position | ||||
| Gear | ||||
| 1M | M2 | M1 | 1 | M1 |
| 2M | M2 | M1 | 2 | M2 |
| 3M | 1.1 | M3 | 3 | M3 |
| 4M | 5 | M4 | 4 | M4 |
| 1.1 = Actual ratio with Forward Clutch, Intermediate Clutch and O/D Band applied. | ||||
PC A, PC B, PC C
| O/D Position | Actual Gear | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gear | PC A | PC B | PC C | |||
| L | H | L | H | L | H | |
| 1 | 1/S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1/S | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| R | R/S | R | R/S | R | R | R |
| O/D Cancelled Position | ||||||
| Gear | ||||||
| 1M | 1 | M1 | 1 | M1 | M1 | M1 |
| 2M | M2 | M2 | 1 | M2 | M2 | M2 |
| 3M | 1 | M3 | 3 | M3 | M3 | M3 |
| 4M | M4 | M4 | 4 | M4 | 1 | M4 |
| H = High | ||||||
| L = Low | ||||||
| Slip = Slip due to low line pressure | ||||||
| 1.1 = Actual ratio with Forward Clutch, Intermediate Clutch and O/D Band applied. | ||||||