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P0946 Hydraulic Pump Relay Circuit Range/Performance

Generic (OBD-II) interpretation in the TuningBot DTC database.

P · PowertrainTransmissionOBD2

What P0946 means

P0946
Hydraulic Pump Relay Circuit Range/Performance Generic · transmission Data confidence 90%

The control module judged the Hydraulic Pump Relay signal implausible: it stayed inside electrical limits but did not match the value expected for the current operating conditions.

Possible causes

  • Wiring
  • hydraulic pump relay
  • ECM/PCM/TCM

Related and nearby codes

How to read P0946

P

Powertrain: engine, transmission and driveline systems.

0

Generic SAE-standard code: same meaning on every make.

946

Specific fault index within the subsystem.

Frequently asked questions about P0946

What does P0946 mean?

Hydraulic Pump Relay Circuit Range/Performance. The control module judged the Hydraulic Pump Relay signal implausible: it stayed inside electrical limits but did not match the value expected for the current operating conditions.

Is P0946 generic or manufacturer-specific?

P0946 is a generic OBD-II code: it has the same meaning on every make and model that follows the SAE standard.

Can TuningBot remove P0946 at file level?

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