Transmission Unable to Shift Into Reverse - Check Engine Light

[TJC]

Unfortunately the tech who found the disconnected pin was out of the shop today. I have to go back on Monday to talk to him. The techs I spoke with today weren't the ones working on my truck and didn't know any details about the damaged pin. What they did say was that the other tech attempted to superglue the pin in place, hence the shiny appearance around pin 62. Looking at it myself I couldn't tell if the plastic connector body was melted or just smashed up from them attempting to seat the connector repeatedly with force. The tech I spoke with today speculated that this pin was installed smashed like this from the factory. More details to come on Monday. Here are the photos of my connector C175E:

Have you considered the possibility that the pin may have been damaged when the tech was diagnosing the problem and separated the connection to run tests, and then attempted to reseat the plug. I am simply exploring all possibilities. If the harness is replaced and the the problem persists I would be very suspicious.

It is not like techs are infallible. They make mistakes just like the rest of us.

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[5thranger]

I'm from Ford and here to help.

 

[airline tech]

If you zoom in on it - now it may be due to the glue, but the cavity (AREA) appears melted and deformed.
The (Pin) is also deformed and bent, and I suspect it was bent when attempting to reconnect the connector - as this is the lever locking style connector it would be HARD to feel the resistance from it being out of place (due to the plastic being melted) or it was deformed from the (Overheated) connection.
The pin itself looks like it either has corrosion on it or it's been hot (Dis Colorization)
If you look closely Pin #61 (cavity) is also damaged.

Either way, the connector needs replaced along with Pins 61 & 62 at minimum
And then diagnose (pinpoint) did the pin back out on its own and cause increased resistance (Heat Damage) - Factory / Vendor Harmes issue.
or
Circuit Short and overheated the circuit

 

[RangerBill]

Unfortunately the tech who found the disconnected pin was out of the shop today. I have to go back on Monday to talk to him. The techs I spoke with today weren't the ones working on my truck and didn't know any details about the damaged pin. What they did say was that the other tech attempted to superglue the pin in place, hence the shiny appearance around pin 62. Looking at it myself I couldn't tell if the plastic connector body was melted or just smashed up from them attempting to seat the connector repeatedly with force. The tech I spoke with today speculated that this pin was installed smashed like this from the factory. More details to come on Monday. Here are the photos of my connector C175E:

With the connector off the PCM, I would use an ohmmeter and check the resistance to ground on pin 62 and see if it is shorted to ground.

How does the pin 62 in the PCM look? Is it damaged?

 

[seasprite]

That pin looks like hammered dog poo. Like airline tech said get a new connector and a couple of pins with pig tails. You shouldn't have to replace the whole harness.

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