P272DPark Pawl 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
- P272D reports overcurrent in the park pawl motor circuit, the counterpart of P272B for the second winding. Mitsubishi's 2022 Outlander CVT service data sets it with ignition on when one of two phases of motor B that ought to carry current sits at the idle voltage level instead of near 0 V, the pattern of a line shorted to supply. As with P272B, the causes list shorts to power on both coil A and coil B plus the shift module, so the code number alone does not isolate the winding. The response is immediate: shifting is locked out and the powertrain is held in neutral, the MIL lights and, depending on speed, the shift warning lamp as well. A motor that draws too much current may also leave the pawl unable to reach its end position.
- What you may notice
- Shifting locked out, vehicle held in neutral
- MIL and shift warning lamp on
- Park may not engage fully
- Likely causes
- LikelyMotor coil B or A phase shorted to power
- PossibleChafed harness at 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.