P0708: owner reports and bulletins

Powertrain (generic, all makes). We haven't written the explanation for this code yet. Below is what owners and manufacturers have filed with NHTSA.

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What owners report to NHTSA

3 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P0708, 1 of them since 2015, across 3 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: latches/locks/linkages.

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0708

10 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0708, from 6 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • ALLISON 2000 SERIES TRANSMISSION, bulletin 10202508: Customer may experience the truck not starting and an active DTC P0708 Transmission Range Sensor Circuit ? High Input.
  • FORD TRANSIT (2020, 2021), bulletin 10186651: Some 2020-2021 Transit vehicles may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with all of the following diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) stored in the powertrain control module (PCM): P2804, P2803, P0713, P0…
  • FORD F-450 SD (2020, 2021), bulletin 10194427: Some 2020-2021 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with an 10R140 automatic transmission may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator Lamp (MIL) and/or powertrain malfunction indicator (wrench) lamp with various transmiss…
  • FORD BRONCO SPORT (2021), bulletin 10201638: Some 2021 Bronco Sport vehicles built on or before 01-Aug-2021 may exhibit a shift system fault warning displayed in the instrument panel cluster (IPC). The vehicle may also exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator l…
  • CADILLAC CT4 (2020), bulletin 10181136: This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technician diagnostic tips to aid in finding root case of P0708 setting on vehicles equipped with 8L45, 8L90, 10L60, 10L80 and 10L90 transmissions.
  • CHEVROLET CAMARO (2020), bulletin 10181136: This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technician diagnostic tips to aid in finding root case of P0708 setting on vehicles equipped with 8L45, 8L90, 10L60, 10L80 and 10L90 transmissions.

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database and manufacturer communications file, snapshots September 2026. A complaint or bulletin that mentions a code is a report about that vehicle, not a statement that the code has one cause.