P073CStuck in Gear 7
- 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. P073C would be the code for a seventh gear that cannot be disengaged, which only exists on transmissions with seven or more gears. No manufacturer document available to us uses it – the six-speed DPS6 has no seventh gear, GM's 9- and 10-speeds report clutch valve codes and Ford's 10R80 solenoid codes instead. Slip in seventh gear is P076F.
- 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.