P07E7Stuck in 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. P07E7 means drive cannot be left: after a request for P, N or R the transmission stays in D. It is the counterpart to P07E5, where drive cannot be engaged, and to P07E6 for park. No manufacturer document available to us uses it; GM's range selector module checks requested against reached range in the same way for P07E4 and P07E5 (2000 ms, two trips). With shift-by-wire the fault matters for safety, because the car cannot be put into park or neutral. Typical causes would be a sticking range actuator or selector shaft, a range sensor wrongly reporting D, or the selector or its software.
- What you may notice
- Range stays in D despite the selector request
- P or N cannot be reached, warning message
- Warning lamp (depends on manufacturer)
- Likely causes
- PossibleRange actuator or selector shaft sticking
- PossibleRange sensor wrongly reporting D
- RareSelector sensor or software
- 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: €150 – €1,800
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.