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P0362

Ignition Coil L Primary Control Circuit/Open

Ignition Coil L Primary Control Circuit/Open: the control circuit is open. This affects the spark on the cylinder driven by this coil; a misfire results.

  • Check engine light: Yes
  • Emissions related: Yes
  • Repair difficulty: medium

Common causes

Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.

  • Primary winding openCommon
  • Pin pushed back out of connector bodyLess likely
  • Cracked solder joint inside the module or sensorLess likely

Parts involved

  • Ignition Coil

P0362 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.