P073BStuck in Gear 6
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Can trigger limp mode
- How the car detects it
- Ford's DPS6 dry dual-clutch transmission moves its gears with two electrically driven shift drums whose position is read by Hall sensors: drum A shifts 1st, 3rd and 5th, drum B reverse, 2nd, 4th and 6th. Ford's 2012 summary lists 'stuck in gear' codes for each drum: the module commands the drum out of a gear, but the gear stays engaged. It gives no thresholds or MIL rating. P073B is the code for drum B: sixth gear cannot be disengaged. The car stays in sixth – it can hardly pull away – or sub-gearbox B is locked out. Slip in sixth gear is P0729.
- What you may notice
- Transmission stays in one gear, no further shifts
- Limp mode, transmission warning
- Clunking or blocking when shifting
- Likely causes
- PossibleShift fork or synchronizer for this gear sticking
- PossibleShift drum B motor, Hall position sensing or driver faulty
- RareTransmission module
- RareOn planetary automatics: clutch or brake not releasing (sticking valve)
- Repair
- Hard · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €200 – €3,000
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.