P076F: The gearbox is not getting the correct ratio in seventh gear
The gearbox is not getting the correct ratio in seventh gear, that gear is slipping or not engaging properly. It is usually the gearbox oil level or condition, a solenoid valve or internal wear.
| Code | P076F |
|---|---|
| System | Engine and transmission |
| Group | P07xx, Transmission |
| Type | Generic: it means the same on every make |
How to read and clear P076F with Final OBD
Plug an OBD2 scanner in under the steering wheel, switch the ignition on and open Final OBD. Under Faults you’ll see P076F with its description and whether it’s confirmed, pending or permanent.
This code is usually stored by the gearbox control unit. If the car reports it over standard OBD, you read it for nothing with FREE; to read it straight from the gearbox control unit, with its description and clearing, you need PRO.
Clearing the code only turns the light off: if the cause is still there, it comes back. Clear it once it’s fixed, and not right before an inspection. It’s all in how to read and clear fault codes and in inspections and OBD.
Similar codes
- P076B Gearbox shift solenoid H performs poorly or is stuck off
- P076C The gearbox solenoid H has got stuck
- P076D Gearbox shift solenoid H has an electrical fault
- P076E The gearbox solenoid H fails now and then
- P0770 Shift solenoid E fault
- P0771 Shift solenoid E: performance problem or stuck off
- P0772 The gearbox solenoid E has got stuck
- P0773 Gearbox shift solenoid E has an electrical fault
- P0700 Transmission control system: fault detected
- P0701 Transmission control system: range/performance
- P0702 Transmission control system: electrical fault
- P0703 Torque converter/brake switch B: circuit fault
What does code P076F mean?
The gearbox is not getting the correct ratio in seventh gear, that gear is slipping or not engaging properly. It is usually the gearbox oil level or condition, a solenoid valve or internal wear.
How do you clear P076F?
With an OBD2 scanner and an app like Final OBD, which clears it for free if it’s stored by the engine control unit. But clearing it only turns the light off: if the cause isn’t fixed, P076F comes back.
Read it on your car
Final OBD reads and clears engine faults through standard OBD for free, each one explained in plain English. With PRO it also reads the faults of every control unit, each make’s own codes included, and clears them in all of them.
