P288B
Park Lock/Pawl Actuator Circuit Performance
The park lock or pawl actuator does not engage or release within the calibrated time window. Mechanical resistance or weakened actuator.
- Check engine light: Yes
- Emissions related: No
- Repair difficulty: hard
Common causes
Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.
- Increased friction in lock mechanismCommon
- Actuator force degradedPossible
Parts involved
- Park Lock Actuator
- Park Pawl
- Wiring Harness
P288B 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.