Patent ID: 8781674

Claim:
A control apparatus for a vehicular power transmitting apparatus, comprising: a first valve that controls a supply of hydraulic fluid to a running clutch in connection with a switching of an operating state of a first solenoid valve; a second valve that controls the supply of hydraulic fluid to a lockup clutch in connection with a switching of an operating state of a second solenoid valve; and a linear solenoid valve that selectively controls an apply force of the running clutch and the lockup clutch according to a supply of control pressure to the first valve and the second valve, wherein the control apparatus detects a failure state of a part related to an operation of the power transmitting apparatus by an operating state of the running clutch and an operating state of the lockup clutch, and wherein a method by which a determination is made in detecting the failure state of the part is changed according to the operating state of lockup control, and at least one of a presence or an absence of neutral control and an operating state of the neutral control.