Diagnostic article Generic OBD-II
P097F: Solenoid F open-circuit reporting has a stable failure-type identifier
Learn how Ford P097F maps to the F-channel open-circuit branch without borrowing conflicting neighboring code labels.
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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.
P097F is the shift-solenoid F open-circuit classification in Ford's general monitor and architecture tables. The detailed identifier is P2706_13. This electrical branch should be preserved even when neighboring F-channel failure categories use different displayed codes across tables.
An open-path report is different from a failed response
Ford's general electrical check uses smart-driver feedback continuously and lists a typical 1.5-second persistence criterion. Functional failed-off and failed-on monitoring instead observes control transitions and accumulated response events. The open-circuit result does not directly measure whether a hydraulic valve moves freely.
The F functional entries are P2707/_7F and P2708/_7E in the cited architecture table. They identify separate results, rather than proving where an open circuit is located. A normal functional response after an electrical interruption returns is also incomplete evidence about the earlier event.
Avoid importing a neighboring fault definition
Record the full module result and suffix, not just the F component label. The electrical procedure for the specific transmission must establish the load and driver path associated with this representation. No universal physical F-solenoid position is provided in the summary.
Useful verification connects commanded activity, driver status and any related supply faults. The source gives no general resistance value or justified valve-body replacement. Isolating the actual open-path evidence is necessary before turning the code into a particular component diagnosis.
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 F 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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