P288APark Lock/Pawl Actuator Circuit High
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Can trigger limp mode
- How the car detects it
- P288A is set when the park lock actuator circuit reads higher than allowed, typically because it has contact with battery voltage or the load itself is shorted. Ford's 2024-25 summary books it as P2887_12, short to power, on Ford's three transverse 8-speed automatics (8F24, 8F35/8F40, 8F57); on the TR9070 dual-clutch transmission the same code stands for a shorted load on the parking lock hold solenoid, so the coil resistance has collapsed and the stage sees excessive current. Possible sources are a harness rubbed against a live feed, a wrongly repaired splice, a shorted coil or an internal actuator fault. The control unit protects its stage by switching off, which leaves the lock in whatever state it was. Measuring coil resistance and checking for voltage on the control line with ignition on usually separates wiring from actuator.
- What you may notice
- Shift system warning, park lock function switched off
- Car stays in its last position, P or drive range
- Likely causes
- LikelyControl line shorted to a battery-voltage feed
- PossibleShorted turns in the actuator or hold solenoid coil
- RareFaulty earlier harness repair
- Repair
- Hard · 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.