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P2C3F

Fan 4 Control Circuit Low

The control circuit of cooling fan 4 reports a control circuit low condition. Fan operation cannot be commanded reliably.

  • Check engine light: Yes
  • Emissions related: No
  • Repair difficulty: medium

Common causes

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

  • Control wire shorted to groundCommon
  • Relay coil shortedPossible
  • Connector pins corroded - high contact resistanceLess likely

Parts involved

  • Cooling Fan 4
  • Fan Relay 4
  • ECM

P2C3F 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.