P2887Park Lock/Pawl Actuator Circuit
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Can trigger limp mode
- How the car detects it
- P2887 is the general circuit code for the actuator that engages and releases the park lock in park-by-wire transmissions. It covers faults that are not specifically open, low or high, and some manufacturers use it as a base code that carries a failure-type byte. Ford's 2024-25 summary does just that: on its front-drive 8-speed automatics the open, ground-short and power-short cases also appear as P2887 with bytes 13, 11 and 12, and on the TR9070 dual-clutch box a bare P2887 marks a parking lock hold solenoid mechanically stuck on. Volvo's Technical Journal 36754 concerns several 2024 models whose TCM stores P288772 with the message Transmission Service Required; the remedy is new TCM software, and Volvo explicitly says not to replace the gearbox.
- What you may notice
- Transmission service message or warning lamp
- P cannot be selected or released reliably
- Likely causes
- PossibleControl software misjudging the actuator circuit
- PossibleLoose, corroded or damaged actuator connector or harness
- PossiblePark lock actuator or hold solenoid sticking or failed
- Repair
- Workshop only · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €50 – €1,800
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.