P272ATransmission Range Select Motor Control Circuit
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Matters for the ITP
- Can trigger limp mode
- How the car detects it
- P272A refers to the control circuit of the electric motor that moves the gearbox into the selected range in shift-by-wire designs. Mitsubishi documents it for the 2022 Outlander with CVT: the shift actuator has two three-phase windings fed through separate relays, and motor A is the one reported as range select motor. With ignition on and the actuator at rest, a phase that reads low although no phase is energised sets the code; a second test after ignition off turns relays A and B off in turn and briefly rotates the motor. Listed causes are an open relay A circuit, an open phase wire, a relay stuck off, the coil or the electric shift module. If only one winding fails nothing changes for the driver; with both lost shifting is blocked and the drivetrain goes to neutral.
- What you may notice
- MIL and shift warning, often no change in driving
- Gear selection refused, vehicle in neutral (second fault)
- Likely causes
- LikelyShift actuator relay A open or stuck off
- PossibleOpen U, V or W phase wire to motor A
- PossibleFaulty motor coil A in the shift actuator
- RareElectric shift control module fault
- 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 – €1,800
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.