P2726Pressure Control Solenoid E Intermittent
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Matters for the ITP
- Can trigger limp mode
- How the car detects it
- P2726 describes a fault on solenoid E that is there one moment and gone the next. The controller has seen short drop-outs in the circuit or in the valve's response, not a lasting failure, which makes the code hard to reproduce. No manufacturer documents P2726 publicly. Ford's 2024 OBD summary shows how such cases are handled elsewhere: an intermittent circuit on a transmission solenoid is stored with failure byte 1F, and its TR9070 table lists the line pressure pilot valve under the P272x numbers. CARB requires transmission solenoid circuits to be monitored. Practical suspects are a terminal that loses tension, a harness moving with the engine, or water in the plug. Wiggle tests while watching live data help more than resistance checks on a cold unit.
- What you may notice
- Sporadic harsh shift or brief fail-safe
- MIL that switches on and off
- No fault visible at standstill
- Likely causes
- LikelyTerminal with weak contact pressure
- PossibleHarness damaged by engine movement or heat
- PossibleWater or corrosion in the plug
- RareCoil with intermittent internal break
- 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: €50 – €900
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.