P0076
Intake Valve Control Solenoid Circuit Low Bank 1
Intake valve solenoid bank 1 control voltage below expected range. Short to ground or low-resistance fault.
- Check engine light: Yes
- Emissions related: Yes
- Repair difficulty: medium
Common causes
Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.
- Wiring shorted to groundCommon
- Connector pins corroded - high contact resistanceLess likely
- Harness chafing through insulationLess likely
Parts involved
- Intake Valve Solenoid
- Solenoid Wiring
P0076 is a generic OBD-II code defined by SAE J2012. Exact wording and diagnostic procedure vary by manufacturer and model. Code definitions are drawn from the public-domain OBDex dataset; the workshop notes are our own.