P0D5CBattery Charger Hybrid/EV Battery Output Power Performance
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Needs a drive cycle to confirm a fix
- How the car detects it
- P0D5C judges the power the charger feeds into the traction battery against what it draws from the grid. GM's first-generation Volt and ELR charger module calculates high-voltage output power and flags it when it exceeds AC input power times about 2 plus 30 W (2011) or 120 W (2014 and 2016 ELR), for 1.6 of 2 s, Type A. The 2016 Volt checks the opposite direction: efficiency below 67 % of the nominal value for the coolant temperature and input power, with at least 600 W commanded on Level 1 or 2 charging, sets a Type B fault. Ford stores P0D5C in the secondary OBD module of the 2020 Lincoln Aviator plug-in hybrid; SSM 49289 cures a MIL after charging by reprogramming that module.
- What you may notice
- MIL on after a charging session
- Charging slower than expected
- Charging interrupted
- Likely causes
- LikelyPower stage of the charger degraded, efficiency too low
- PossibleModule software miscalculates power (Ford SOBDM update)
- PossibleOutput voltage/current or AC input measurement inaccurate
- RareInsufficient cooling of the power electronics during charging
- Repair
- Workshop only · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €0 – €2,500
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.