P0D94Battery Charger Coupler Lock Control Circuit Performance
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- How the car detects it
- P0D94 is the functional check of the locking step: the wiring tests fine, yet after a lock command the feedback from the actuator does not confirm that the pin arrived in its locked position. Two makers publish it. Ford's TSBs 22-2355 and 23-2014 tie it to a broken or missing pin in the DC charge-port lock actuator of 2021–2023 Mach-E, e-Transit and Lightning models, cured with a new actuator. Audi logs P0D9400 in charger J1050 (address 00C6) of 2024–2026 Q4 e-tron models: the plug at times neither locks nor releases, the charge LED switches to red and the cluster reports restricted AC charging. Audi blames charger software, warns that a new control unit does not help and fixes it with the combined update ID.S 5.6.3 (TSB 2083187). Electrical faults are P0D91–P0D93.
- What you may notice
- Charging aborts or does not start; DC fast charging unavailable
- Charge cable cannot be removed except with the manual release
- Charge LED changes from green to red, AC charging restricted message (Audi)
- Likely causes
- LikelyLocking pin broken or missing (Ford)
- LikelySoftware fault in the on-board charger, fixed by update (Audi)
- PossibleActuator mechanism binding from dirt, ice or wear
- RareCharge plug not fully seated, so the pin cannot engage
- Repair
- Medium · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €0 – €600
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.