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P0930

Gear Shift Lock Solenoid Control Circuit/Open

Open circuit at the gear shift lock solenoid which prevents shifting out of Park without brake pedal pressed.

  • Check engine light: Yes
  • Emissions related: No
  • Repair difficulty: medium

Symptoms

  • Check engine or transmission warning light on
  • Harsh, delayed, or missing shifts
  • Possible limp mode (locked in one gear)
  • Slipping or shuddering during gear changes

Common causes

Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.

  • Solenoid coil openCommon
  • Wiring openPossible
  • Pin pushed back out of connector bodyLess likely

Parts involved

  • Shift Lock Solenoid
  • Wiring Harness

P0930 is a generic OBD-II code defined by SAE J2012. Exact wording and diagnostic procedure vary by manufacturer and model. Code definitions are drawn from the public-domain OBDex dataset; the workshop notes are our own.