Q: Stuck in 1st and will not shift

asked by on November 13, 2016

Vehicle will not shift from 1st goes into reverse fine autostick does not work. The shift solenoid was replaced by the previous owner. I have checked the relay its ok the fuse is ok i tested pin 4 and 5 circuit will not power up i am a ford mechanic i have a modis pro reason why i could test the circuit i comanded the solenoid on no power i traced the wires and found no breaks is it possible the pcm is corrupt? Am i missing something dtc p0765 and the p0700

My car has 180234 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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