P2888
Park Lock/Pawl Actuator Circuit/Open
The control wiring of the park lock or pawl actuator is open. No current flows when the actuator is commanded.
- Check engine light: Yes
- Emissions related: No
- Repair difficulty: hard
Common causes
Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.
- Open in actuator control wireCommon
- Open actuator coilPossible
- Pin pushed back out of connector bodyLess likely
Parts involved
- Park Lock Actuator
- Park Pawl
- Wiring Harness
P2888 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.