P060AInternal Control Module Monitoring Processor Performance
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Matters for the ITP
- Can trigger limp mode
- How the car detects it
- Electronic throttle systems use three levels: level 1 runs the engine, level 2 recalculates key values independently on the same processor, and level 3 is a separate monitoring processor that quizzes the main one and can shut down the throttle outputs. P060A means this monitoring processor (level 3) or its cooperation with the main processor is faulty: the question-and-answer game fails, an operating system call ends with an unrecoverable error, or the self-test of the monitoring module fails (Ford diesel: 5 s). Ford sets it with the check engine and wrench lamps since generation 3 throttle systems (older generation 2 without the check engine light); GM Europe's 1.6 L turbo rates it type C with a service lamp and reduced power. GM North America does not use P060A. Nissan (Rogue 2021) and Ford (Explorer 2.3 2025) fixed it by reprogramming – often there are no driving symptoms at all.
- What you may notice
- Check engine light, at Ford also the wrench lamp
- Reduced power or limp mode
- Often no driving symptoms
- Rarely stalling or starting problems
- Likely causes
- LikelyFaulty module software (update available)
- PossibleUnstable supply voltage or poor ground at the module (weak battery, voltage spikes)
- PossibleInternal hardware defect (monitoring processor, memory)
- RareMoisture or corrosion in the module or connector
- Inspection (ITP)
- Matters for the ITP. While the check-engine light is on, the car fails the emissions check.
- Repair
- Hard · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €100 – €1,500
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.