P22D0
Turbocharger Turbine Inlet Valve Control Circuit Low
Turbine inlet valve drive line stuck low — short to ground. Boost control tracks commanded vs. actual manifold pressure; persistent deviation means wastegate, vanes, hose or actuator are not delivering the requested pressure.
- Check engine light: Yes
- Emissions related: Yes
- Repair difficulty: hard
Symptoms
- Charge status indicator shows fault
- Charging may not start or interrupts
- Slower-than-expected charge rate
Common causes
Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.
- Short to groundCommon
- Connector pins corroded - high contact resistanceLess likely
- Harness chafing through insulationLess likely
Parts involved
- Turbine Inlet Valve
P22D0 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.