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P0484

Cooling Fan Current Too High

The current draw of the cooling fan exceeds the permitted maximum. Caused by a seized or worn fan motor or wiring shorted to ground at high load.

  • Check engine light: Yes
  • Emissions related: No
  • Repair difficulty: medium

Common causes

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

  • Fan motor seizedCommon
  • Wiring short under loadPossible
  • Fan module faultLess likely

Parts involved

  • Cooling Fan
  • Cooling Fan Module

P0484 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.