P0BD8Drive Motor Inverter Temperature Sensor D Circuit Low
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Matters for the ITP
- Can trigger limp mode
- How the car detects it
- P0BD8 means the signal of inverter temperature sensor D is below its valid range; with an NTC thermistor and pull-up that reads as an extremely hot inverter, usually from a short to ground or an internal sensor fault. GM sets it above 170 °C for 2.5 of 3.5 s, Type B, two trips, on the 2016 Volt, above 159 °C, Type A, in a 2019 table, above 130 °C, Type A, on the 2011 Volt and above 125 °C, two trips, in the 2012 table. Stellantis lists P0BD8-11 for the 2026 Jeep Compass 1.6 PHEV outside the US among the codes behind a no-start with the message Electric Traction System Fault; the repair is the traction inverter of the hybrid dual-clutch transmission.
- What you may notice
- Malfunction indicator lamp and hybrid warning
- Vehicle does not start, Electric Traction System Fault (Jeep)
- Electric drive power strongly limited
- Likely causes
- LikelyShorted sensor or circuit inside the inverter (Jeep Compass PHEV bulletin)
- PossibleSensor signal shorted to ground in external wiring, where present
- RareMoisture or coolant inside the inverter housing
- Inspection (ITP)
- Matters for the ITP. While the check-engine light is on, the car fails the emissions check.
- Repair
- Workshop only · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €150 – €4,000
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.