P272BTransmission Range Select Motor Control Circuit Current Too High
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Matters for the ITP
- Can trigger limp mode
- How the car detects it
- P272B flags excessive current in the circuit of the range select motor, normally caused by a winding or wire shorted to supply. On the 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander with CVT, Mitsubishi checks this with ignition on: when one of the two phases that should be energised shows the non-energised voltage level (9-16 V instead of about 0 V), the code is set. The service text lists short circuits to power on either the A or the B winding, the connectors or the electric shift module as causes, so the code does not prove which winding is at fault. Unlike the open-circuit code P272A, the fail-safe is drastic: shifting is prohibited and the powertrain goes to neutral. The MIL comes on, and the yellow shift warning depends on road speed.
- What you may notice
- Vehicle stays in neutral, no gear can be selected
- MIL and shift system warning
- Likely causes
- LikelyMotor coil A or B phase shorted to power
- PossibleDamaged harness between shift module and 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.