P272C
Park Pawl Motor Control Circuit
A general fault in the park pawl motor control circuit. The motor that engages or releases the park pawl does not respond correctly.
- Check engine light: Yes
- Emissions related: No
- Repair difficulty: hard
Common causes
Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.
- Motor winding open or shortedCommon
- Open or shorted control wirePossible
Parts involved
- Park Pawl Motor
- Control Module
- Wiring Harness
P272C 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.