P0CF3Control Pilot Circuit/Open
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- How the car detects it
- The control pilot is the signal line between charging station and vehicle: the station drives a 1 kHz square wave of about ±12 V, the vehicle loads it through a diode and resistors and thereby moves the level between the charging states. P0CF3 means the charge control module sees this line as interrupted, so no usable pilot reaches it although a connector is expected. FCA lists P0CF3-00 for the Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid 2018 and 2019 (hybrid control processor, North America) and for the Jeep Renegade and Compass 4xe 2020-2021 (integrated dual charging module, Europe); each bulletin cures false entries with new module software. Implausible levels fall under P0CF4, shorts under P0CF5 and P0CF6, dropouts under P0CF7. Usually the car refuses to start charging or stops shortly after plugging in.
- What you may notice
- Charging does not start although the cable is plugged in
- Charging aborts shortly after connection
- Malfunction indicator lamp on and code not clearing (FCA)
- Likely causes
- LikelyCharging or hybrid control module software misjudging the pilot (FCA reflash bulletins)
- PossibleBent, pushed-back or corroded pilot pin in the charge inlet, or a broken pilot wire
- PossibleDefective charging cable or station that delivers no pilot signal
- Repair
- Medium · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €80 – €900
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.