Shift Solenoid Failure Mode Chart
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer and 2004 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.
SHIFT SOLENOID FAILURE MODE CHART - 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 Canceled Position | ||||
| Gear | ||||
| 1M | M1 | M1 | M3 | M1 |
| 2M | M2 | M2 | 1.1 | M2 |
| 3M | M3 | M2 | M3 | M1 |
| 4M | M1 | M4 | M4 | M4 |
| 1.1 = Actual ratio with Forward Clutch, Intermediate Clutch and O/D Band applied. | ||||
SHIFT SOLENOID FAILURE MODE CHART - 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 Canceled 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. | ||||
SHIFT SOLENOID FAILURE MODE CHART - PC A, PC B, PC C
| O/D Posi-tion | 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 Canceled Position | ||||||
| Gear | ||||||
| 1M | 1 | M1 | 1 | M1 | M1 | M1 |
| 2M | 2 | 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. |
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