P2703: 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

7 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P2703, 7 of them since 2015, across 3 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: power train.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
FORD F-15042019, 2020

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P2703

42 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P2703, from 2 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • FORD EXPEDITION (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), bulletin 10234596: Some 2017-2020 F-150, 2018-2021 Expedition/Navigator/Mustang and 2019-2023 Ranger vehicles equipped with a 10R80 automatic transmission may exhibit a harsh engagement/harsh shift/delayed shift. It is possible the vehicle…
  • LINCOLN NAVIGATOR (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), bulletin 10236680: Some 2017-2023 F-150, 2018-2023 Expedition/Navigator/Mustang, 2019-2023 Ranger, 2020-2023 Explorer/Aviator/Transit and 2021-2023 Bronco vehicles equipped with a 10R60 transmission and built on or before 23-Dec-2022 or wi…
  • FORD TRANSIT (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023), bulletin 10236680: Some 2017-2023 F-150, 2018-2023 Expedition/Navigator/Mustang, 2019-2023 Ranger, 2020-2023 Explorer/Aviator/Transit and 2021-2023 Bronco vehicles equipped with a 10R60 transmission and built on or before 23-Dec-2022 or wi…
  • LINCOLN AVIATOR (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023), bulletin 10241447: This article supersedes TSB 22-2428 and 23-2176 to update the Issue, Action and Service Procedure. Some 2017-2023 F-150, 2018-2023 Expedition/Navigator/Mustang, 2019-2023 Ranger, 2020-2023 Explorer/Aviator/Transit and 20…
  • FORD RANGER (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), bulletin 10251469: This article supersedes TSB 23-2350 to update the Issue statement and the Service Procedure. Some 2017-2020 F-150, 2018-2021 Expedition/Navigator/Mustang, 2019-2023 Ranger vehicles equipped with a 10R80 transmission may …
  • FORD F-150 (2023), bulletin 10252550: Some 2023 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 10R80/10R80 MHT transmission may exhibit a harsh/delayed engagement and/or harsh/delayed shift, an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC)…

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.