P0780
6 owner reports and 162 manufacturer filings across 41 model years from Fiat, Honda, Jeep, Kia and others.
Where P0780 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsA model year appears here because the code is named in its record, not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are mentions in the federal files, not failure rates — nobody publishes the denominator.
What it gets filed under
What owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, one per nameplate, scrubbed of anything identifying. These are unverified reports filed with NHTSA — they are what was said, not a finding that it was true.
System Failure: The Power Train (6-speed Automatic Transmission) suffered a major malfunction, documented by diagnostic codes P0731 (Gear 1 Incorrect Ratio) and P0780 (Shift Error)
After this near-fatal incident, I scanned the vehicle using an OBD2 reader and retrieved diagnostic trouble codes P0780 and P0761, indicating Shift Malfunction and Shift Solenoid 3 Performance issues
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P0780. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- 05-002-232023-05-17 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
- Some vehicles may experience the check engine light and automatic transaxle warning light ON with one or more of these DTCs stored in the TCM memory (P0842, P0847, P0872, P0877, P0780, P1738).
- TSB-23-23-0022023-03-27 · Electrical System
- This Technical Service Bulletin provides instructions to update the software for the TCM (Transmission Control Module)/SCU (Shift by Wire Control Unit) when the TCM detects DTC: P0780/P0706.
- NTB21-023B2022-08-30 · Power Train
- DTC P0780 STORED IN THE TCM This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- TIN-21-23-0012021-11-10 · Power Train
- This Technical Information Notice was sent to dealers informing them when diagnosing a CVT shifter concern related to the shift actuator or for code P0780 the last step indicates incorrectly that a possible cause may be the shift actuator and that if confirmed the transaxle should be replaced. If diagnostics lead to a shift actuator DO NOT REPLACE THE CVT TRANSAXLE. The shift actuator and inhibito
- 05-001-21-38262021-09-03 · Power Train
- Some vehicles may experience the check engine light and automatic transaxle warning light ON with one or more of these DTCs stored in the TCM memory (P0842, P0847, P0872, P0877, P0780, P1738). P0842:00 - Oil pressure switch No. 1 (oil pressure switch B) stuck on, P0847:00 - Oil pressure switch No. 2 (oil pressure switch A) stuck on, P0872:00 - Oil pressure switch No. 3 (oil pressure switch A) stuc
- NTB21-023A2021-03-19 · Power Train
- 2021 ROGUE; DTC P0780 STORED IN THE TCM This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
What P0780 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0780 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. It is the starting point of a diagnosis, not its conclusion — the same code has several possible causes and the cheap one is not always right.
Common questions about P0780
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P0780 stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light generally means the fault was logged and the vehicle is in a reduced-risk mode; a flashing light means stop soon, because a misfiring engine can destroy a catalytic converter in minutes. The safe read of this page is the mileage and the components, not permission.
Does a code mean the car is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN, and none of them are triggered by a scan tool. If you want to know whether an open recall applies to one specific vehicle, check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — that is the only source that settles it.
Why do the counts here differ from other sites?
Because these are not estimates. Every number on this page is a count of documents in NHTSA's own files: manufacturer communications that name the code in their filed summary, and owner complaints that name it in the narrative. We do not model, weight or extrapolate them.
Will clearing the code fix it?
Clearing turns the light off and erases the freeze-frame data a technician would have used to work out what happened. If the condition is still there the code returns, usually within a few drive cycles, and the diagnosis now starts from less information than before.