Diagnostic article Generic OBD-II

P07B3: Park-button switch A reads below its allowed range

P07B3 is the documented Park-button switch A low-signal fault, not proof that the transmission park mechanism failed.

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Documented application

Documented 2025 GM diagnostic parameter monitor in 25OBDG04B.pdf; model, engine and calibration applicability require vehicle-specific confirmation.

The code alone does not identify a failed part or establish that a vehicle is safe to drive. Confirm the vehicle, reporting module and applicable service procedure.

P07B3 is labeled a transmission Park-position switch A circuit-low fault. The reviewed GM row identifies the monitored input more precisely as the Park button's measured switch A signal. That distinction keeps a selector-input problem separate from confirmation that the transmission's mechanical park mechanism has engaged.

The published decision

The low-signal condition is a measured value at or below 115.00. The source supplies no voltage unit for that value, so interpreting it as 115 volts, 1.15 volts or a universal scan-tool percentage would be unsupported. Its meaning is bounded to this controller's signal representation.

Failure qualification requires 20 failing samples within 25 samples. The software loop runs every 25 milliseconds, and reporting is Type B over two trips. A brief low sample and a qualified fault are therefore different evidence; a stable-looking later reading does not erase the earlier sampled event.

What to confirm

Calibration enablement must be active. When reviewing the fault, identify switch A's actual measured signal and the diagnostic's status, rather than using only a displayed Park selection. If a tool exposes a converted quantity, the applicable service information must establish its relationship to the raw monitor threshold.

Confirmation should show that the switch A check executes without repeated low-range samples during the required functional test. The page gives no circuit pinout, component-location claim or replacement instruction. Its limits apply only to the documented 2025 GM monitor until the exact vehicle calibration is established.

Source: GM monitor, PDF page 646.

Article source documents

  1. General Motors

    25OBDG04B — 2025 Engine and Transmission Diagnostic Parameters

Source checks describe how the text was prepared; they do not certify a diagnosis or confirm compatibility with every vehicle using this code.

Original code reference

Dictionary definition

Transmission Park Position Sensor/Switch A Circuit Low

This definition retains its original catalog scope. The article above is limited to its explicitly documented application.

Reference scope

Generic OBD-II definition.

A manufacturer label does not establish the model, year, engine or module to which a diagnosis applies. Read the safety and diagnostic limits.

Definition source

  1. Community reference dataWal33D (Waleed Judah)
    DTC Database: pinned community code definitions

    Source checked · MIT