Diagnostic article Generic OBD-II
P097A: The architecture table maps this to solenoid A’s open-circuit branch
Understand Ford P097A alongside P0750_13 and avoid treating two displayed identifiers as two separate failed components.
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Documented application
Ford 2024–2025 gasoline OBD operation summary, July 16 2024 revision; only the cited monitor and transmission architectures. No individual vehicle fitment or universal calibration is inferred.
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.
P097A is the open-circuit entry for shift solenoid A in Ford's cited architecture table, paired with P0750_13. The general solenoid section uses P0750 for the open category. These are reporting representations of the documented A control path, not evidence of two different defective solenoids.
Match the architecture before translating the code
The page groups this mapping under the listed 6R80, 6R140, 10R60 and 10R80 transmission architectures. That is gearbox-level documentary scope; it does not establish the reader's vehicle, model year or connector arrangement without further identification.
The general electrical strategy uses continuous smart-driver fault feedback, with a typical 1.5-second persistence criterion. Functional A failed-off and failed-on categories are separately represented by P0751/_7F and P0752/_7E, so a response problem should not replace the open-circuit interpretation.
Verify the electrical path rather than ordering a part
Preserve the original module code, suffix, A-channel command and circuit status. If another scanner displays P0750_13, retain that mapping rather than counting it as a new independent failure. A later successful shift cannot locate an earlier interruption.
The summary gives no universal A-solenoid resistance, position or pinout. The applicable circuit procedure must determine whether the load, wiring or driver accounts for the reported open path. The code mapping itself does not justify a replacement.
Source and applicability
Ford 2024–2025 gasoline OBD operation summary, July 16 2024 revision; only the cited monitor and transmission architectures. No individual vehicle fitment or universal calibration is inferred. Ford PDF, page 151. Ford PDF, page 152. Ford PDF, page 155.
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Original code reference
Dictionary definition
Shift Solenoid A Control Circuit/Open
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
- DTC Database: pinned community code definitions
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