Code 97, Gear Engagement With High Throttle Angle
Code will set if Codes 21 and 22 are not set, gear selector has changed from Park or Neutral to Drive or Reverse, vehicle speed is less than 6 MPH, engine speed is greater than 2000 RPM, throttle angle 20 degrees or more and all conditions have been met for 3 seconds. This code may have been set by driver shifting into Drive or Reverse with throttle depressed more than 20 degrees. If not, check for an intermittent open or short to ground in park/neutral position input circuit or an intermittent open in park/neutral switch ground circuit. Also check adjustment of park/neutral switch.
Inspect harness connectors for backed out terminals, improper mating, broken locks, improperly formed or damaged terminals, poor terminal-to-wire connections or damaged harness. Perform intermittent check by monitoring circuit and code status while wiggling related wiring and connectors. If failure is induced, monitored circuit status will change rapidly and/or related code will set.