P272CPark Pawl 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
- P272C concerns the control circuit of the motor that engages and releases the park pawl. In the shift actuator of the 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander with CVT this is winding B, powered through its own relay B, while winding A is reported under P272A. The detection mirrors that code: with ignition on and the actuator idle, any phase of B reading low without being energised triggers it, and an after-run test with ignition off switches the relays off one at a time and turns the motor a little. Causes named are an open relay B circuit, an open phase line, relay B stuck off, coil B or the shift module. Because the other winding can still drive the actuator, a single fault has no effect on driving; only when both circuits fail are shifts blocked and the car placed in neutral.
- What you may notice
- MIL on, Park still works normally
- Shifting blocked if the other circuit also fails
- Likely causes
- LikelyShift actuator relay B open or stuck off
- PossibleOpen phase wire to motor coil B
- PossibleFaulty motor coil B in the 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.