P2769: Converter-clutch circuit low describes a ground-side electrical category

P2769 is the torque-converter clutch short-to-ground classification in Ford's cited architecture table. The detailed code P0740_11 preserves the electrical failure type. Low here does not mean low converter slip or a measured hydraulic-pressure deficit.

The driver check uses command and feedback

Ford describes an electrical comparison between commanded driver state and output-driver feedback, with a typical 1.5-second mismatch criterion. Mechanical lockup monitoring follows a different strategy based on slip and operating conditions. A speed observation alone therefore cannot reproduce P2769's electrical evidence.

The architecture table separates the open-circuit, ground-short and power-short categories, as well as the functionally stuck-off and stuck-on results. Retaining the full suffix helps prevent a simplified scanner description from mixing those branches.

What remains to be isolated

A useful record aligns the command, electrical status and any simultaneous supply or related faults. A later normal lockup event cannot locate an earlier grounding path. A continuing release problem also cannot identify the electrical fault's origin without the applicable circuit tests.

The summary does not specify a universal connector pin, coil resistance or component location. It establishes the reported failure category, not whether the defect is in a load, harness or output stage. The exact transmission procedure must isolate that evidence before a repair is selected.

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 153. Ford PDF, page 155.