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P2258

Secondary Air Injection System Control A Circuit High

The control circuit A of the secondary air injection system shows a voltage above the calibrated upper threshold. Likely a short to battery voltage or an open in the relay coil/output.

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

Common causes

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

  • Control wire shorted to batteryCommon
  • Open relay coilPossible
  • Connector pins corroded - high contact resistanceLess likely

Parts involved

  • Secondary Air Pump
  • Sai Relay
  • Sai Wiring

P2258 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.