P0981Shift Solenoid D Control Circuit Range/Performance
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Matters for the ITP
- Can trigger limp mode
- How the car detects it
- Range/performance fault in the drive circuit of shift solenoid D. GM's Allison tables end at solenoid C, and Ford checks SSD only with P0765, P0982 and P0983, so the large North American users skip it. Two codegenau sources exist. FCA's recall S55 (NHTSA 16V-529) covers about 323,400 vehicles with the 9-speed front-drive transaxle; with old TCM software, intermittent high resistance from weak crimps in the range sensor harness could set P0981 or its siblings, and the remedy is new software plus, if a code is present, a new harness. Ferrari's DCT bulletin uses P0981 for a missing signal from the actuator 3 position sensor. Low/high for D are P0982/P0983.
- What you may notice
- Unexpected shift to neutral while driving (FCA 9-speed)
- MIL or transmission warning on
- Default gear or harsh shifts
- Likely causes
- LikelyWeak terminal crimps causing intermittent resistance (FCA recall S55)
- PossibleTransmission software not yet updated by the recall
- PossibleSolenoid D coil resistance out of range
- RareFaulty driver stage in the control module
- Inspection (ITP)
- Matters for the ITP. While the check-engine light is on, the car fails the emissions check.
- Repair
- Hard · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €0 – €1,500
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.