P06B1Sensor Power Supply A Circuit Low
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Matters for the ITP
- Can trigger limp mode
- Needs a drive cycle to confirm a fix
- How the car detects it
- Despite the similar name, 'sensor power supply' is not the 5 V sensor reference (P0641 ff). It is documented in GM hybrid drive motor control modules: a 15 V supply that excites the motor position sensor (resolver) and powers the gate drivers of the inverter transistors, kept separate from the 5 V reference and the 12 V supply. In GM's 2008 Two-Mode hybrid, A and B are the two motor control modules. P06B1 means supply A is too low: GM's 2008 Two-Mode hybrid flags below 12.0 V for 365 ms, a 2016 GM hybrid control module below 8.8 V in 40 of 50 samples or 0.3 s continuously, each after two trips. An NHTSA review of the 2013 GM eAssist found P06B1 after blown 175 A and 7.5 A fuses – the cause is often on the supply side. Mitsubishi's 2022 Outlander lists it as a sub-code.
- What you may notice
- Check engine or hybrid warning light
- Electric drive or hybrid mode limited or disabled
- Further motor position or inverter codes
- Likely causes
- LikelyBlown supply fuse (e.g. 175 A or 7.5 A at GM eAssist)
- PossibleSupplied component or wire shorted to ground
- PossibleInternal supply circuit of the motor control module faulty
- RareLow 12 V system voltage
- 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: €50 – €1,500
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.