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P2701 on Ford vehicles

P2701 is named on 66 Ford model years (2016–2026): 467 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Explorer, F-150, Mustang, Expedition, Transit and 8 more.

Powertrain 66 model years 467 manufacturer filings 2 owner reports

Which Ford model years name P2701

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2020 Ford ExplorerPower Train23—
2022 Ford ExplorerPower Train16—
2021 Ford ExplorerPower Train16—
2021 Ford F-150Power Train16—
2021 Ford MustangPower Train16—
2022 Ford F-150Power Train15—
2020 Ford MustangPower Train13—
2018 Ford MustangPower Train13—
2022 Ford ExpeditionPower Train12—
2022 Ford MustangPower Train12—
2021 Ford TransitPower Train12—
2020 Ford F-150Power Train12—
2020 Ford TransitPower Train12—
2019 Ford ExpeditionPower Train111
2019 Ford MustangPower Train12—
2023 Ford TransitPower Train11—
2022 Ford TransitPower Train11—
2021 Ford ExpeditionPower Train11—
2020 Ford ExpeditionPower Train11—
2019 Ford F-150Power Train11—
2018 Ford ExpeditionPower Train11—
2018 Ford F-150Power Train11—
2017 Ford F-150Power Train11—
2021 Ford RangerPower Train10—
2020 Ford RangerPower Train10—
2019 Ford RangerPower Train10—
2023 Ford F-150Power Train8—
2022 Ford RangerPower Train8—
2023 Ford ExplorerPower Train7—
2023 Ford RangerPower Train7—
2026 Ford E-SeriesPower Train4—
2025 Ford E-SeriesPower Train4—
2025 Ford ExplorerPower Train4—
2025 Ford F-150Power Train4—
2025 Ford F-250 Super DutyPower Train4—
2025 Ford F-350 Super DutyPower Train4—
2025 Ford F-450 Super DutyPower Train4—
2025 Ford MustangPower Train4—
2025 Ford TransitPower Train4—
2024 Ford E-SeriesPower Train4—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Power Train 340 Not specified 55 Electrical System 39 Fuel/Propulsion System 13
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What Ford owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

I took it to a mechanic and he ran a diagnostics test and got a code P2701, which is a transmission problem
2019 Ford Expedition Jan 27, 2025 NHTSA owner report

Ford filings that name P2701

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Ford filed with NHTSA whose summary names P2701. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P2701 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P2701 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. The record above is what Ford and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P2701 a known problem on Ford vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 467 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports naming P2701 on 66 Ford model years (2016–2026). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Ford models does P2701 appear on most?

2020 Explorer (23 documents), 2022 Explorer (16 documents), 2021 Explorer (16 documents).

Does P2701 on a Ford mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.