P07E5Unable to Engage Drive
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Matters for the ITP
- Can trigger limp mode
- Needs a drive cycle to confirm a fix
- How the car detects it
- With shift-by-wire or park-by-wire, P, R, N and D are requested electrically (buttons, rotary selector, automatic park on shutdown) and an actuator moves the selector shaft or the park pawl; the module compares the requested with the range actually reached. P07E5 means drive is requested but not reached in time. Only GM documents it: its electronic range selector (LaCrosse, XT5, XT4, 2025 Equinox and Terrain) allows 10 s in most tables, 3 s in the 2018 Diesel table and 2000 ms in the selector module, type B with the MIL after two trips. A 2018 bulletin blames a misaligned range control module coupling, its 2019 revision adds ratio codes; on the 2025 Equinox and Terrain it can appear after an over-the-air update and clears after a ten-minute rest. The car does not move forward or falls back to neutral.
- What you may notice
- No drive in D
- 'Service Transmission' message, MIL
- Range falls back to N or P
- Likely causes
- LikelyRange control actuator misaligned or faulty
- PossibleSoftware or after-effect of an over-the-air update
- PossibleRange sensor signal wrong
- RareForward clutch or line pressure missing
- Inspection (ITP)
- Matters for the ITP. While the check-engine light is on, the car fails the emissions check.
- Repair
- Medium · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €100 – €1,500
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.