P0482
Cooling Fan 3 Control Circuit Malfunction
Electrical fault detected in the third cooling fan control circuit. With one stage of cooling lost, engine and A/C condenser cooling capacity is reduced, particularly at low vehicle speeds.
- Check engine light: Yes
- Emissions related: No
- Repair difficulty: medium
Common causes
Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.
- Fan relay failedCommon
- Fan motor failedPossible
Parts involved
- Cooling Fan
- Fan Relay
- Fan Wiring
P0482 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.