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P2603

Coolant Pump Control Circuit Low

The electric coolant pump drive line reads below the lower threshold — typically a short to ground or a failed driver stage.

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

Common causes

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

  • Drive line shorted to groundCommon
  • Driver stage failedPossible
  • Connector pins corroded - high contact resistanceLess likely

Parts involved

  • Electric Coolant Pump
  • Coolant Pump Wiring

P2603 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.