P0772
Shift Solenoid "E" Stuck On
- Severity
- High
- Driving
- Drive only to a garage
Shift solenoid "E" is stuck on - applying when it should be released. Because the gear it controls stays engaged, the transmission can end up trying to hold two gears at once, which it will not tolerate: expect very harsh behaviour, a refusal to shift, or a stall as the car slows.
Possible causes
- CommonDebris jamming the solenoid open
- CommonFailed solenoid stuck in the applied position
- CommonSticking valve in the valve body
- PossibleDegraded, varnished fluid
- PossibleWiring fault holding the solenoid energised
What you might notice
- Very harsh shifts or a bang on engagement
- Transmission will not shift out of one gear
- Engine stalls when coming to a stop
- Binding or dragging feeling when moving off
- Check engine light on
What to check, in order
- If the engine stalls as you come to a stop, treat it as urgent - losing the engine means losing power steering and brake assistance at a junction.
- Check whether the solenoid circuit is being held energised electrically. A shorted wire mimics a jammed solenoid exactly and is far cheaper to repair.
- Check the fluid level and condition, and look for debris.
- Read all codes. Several stuck solenoids point at contaminated fluid affecting the whole valve body.
- Do not drive it far in this state. Two gears trying to engage at once puts very high loads through the transmission internals.
Read this code from your own car
Plug an ELM327 adapter into the OBD-II port under the dashboard. Pin16 reads every stored, pending and permanent code, explains each one like this page does — offline, with no account — and shows what the car recorded when the fault was set.
Where this code sits
P00xxP01xxP02xxP03xxP04xxP05xxP06xxP07xxP08xxP09xxP0AxxP0BxxP0CxxP0DxxP0ExxP0FxxP10xxP11xxP12xxP13xxP14xxP15xxP16xxP17xxP18xxP19xxP1AxxP1BxxP1CxxP1DxxP1ExxP1FxxP20xxP21xxP22xxP23xxP24xxP25xxP26xxP27xxP28xxP29xxP2AxxP2BxxP2CxxP2DxxP2ExxP2FxxP30xxP31xxP32xxP33xxP34xxP35xxP36xxP37xxP38xxP39xxP3AxxP3BxxP3CxxP3DxxP3ExxP3Fxx
Transmission
P0700P0701P0702P0703P0704P0705P0706P0707P0708P0709P0710P0711P0712P0713P0714P0715P0716P0717P0718P0719P0720P0721P0722P0723P0724P0725P0726P0727P0728P0729P0730P0731P0732P0733P0734P0735P0736P0737P0738P0739P0740P0741P0742P0743P0744P0745P0746P0747P0748P0749P0750P0751P0752P0753P0754P0755P0756P0757P0758P0759P0760P0761P0762P0763P0764P0765P0766P0767P0768P0769P0770P0771P0772P0773P0774P0775P0776P0777P0778P0779P0780P0781P0782P0783P0784P0785P0786P0787P0788P0789P0790P0791P0792P0793P0794P0795P0796P0797P0798P0799