P286FClutch A Disengagement Time Performance/Too Slow
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Matters for the ITP
- Can trigger limp mode
- How the car detects it
- P286F tells that clutch A needs too long to release. Torque then keeps flowing after the control unit has ordered the clutch open, which disturbs shifts and can make the vehicle creep or stall the engine at a stop. Ford lists the code as an MIL item in its 2014 diagnostic code catalogue. In Ford's DPS6, clutch A serves first, third and fifth gear and a spring pushes it open when its electric motor is switched off. Volvo stores P286F00 in the rear-axle inverter module of its T8 hybrids and handles it, together with P286D00 and P287100, through an IEM software update (TJ 33723).
- What you may notice
- Shudder or clunk on shifts out of odd gears
- Creeping or engine stalling when stopping
- MIL on, reduced function
- Likely causes
- LikelyControl module software needing an update (Ford PCM/TCM, Volvo IEM)
- PossibleRelease mechanism or return spring of clutch A sticking
- RareClutch wear shifting the release point beyond the learned value
- 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: €80 – €3,500
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.