P272D
Park Pawl Motor Control Circuit Current Too High
The current through the park pawl motor exceeds the limit. Park pawl mechanism binding or motor shorted.
- Check engine light: Yes
- Emissions related: No
- Repair difficulty: hard
Common causes
Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.
- Park pawl mechanism binding from wear or corrosionCommon
- Internal short in motor windingPossible
Parts involved
- Park Pawl Motor
- Park Pawl Mechanism
P272D 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.