P2AF6Starter Relay C Stuck Off
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Needs a drive cycle to confirm a fix
- How the car detects it
- P2AF6 is the reverse fault on relay C: commanded to switch, the relay does not change state. Stellantis names it Starter Relay 3 Stuck Off, on some Wagoneers Dual Starter Relay Stuck. During an auto-start the PCM energises the relay to split the batteries; if it then finds hardly any gap between the auxiliary and the main battery voltages, the relay evidently stayed put, so P2AF6 is stored with MIL and stop-start shuts down. Bulletin 08-138-23 traced it on 2022–2023 Wagoneers to connector D3157A at the power distribution centre that had not clicked fully into place. The RAM 1500 2025 with the 3.0 L Hurricane and stop-start and later Wagoneers got PCM software that lets the permanent code clear. A drained auxiliary battery can also produce false fails.
- What you may notice
- Check engine light on
- Stop-start disabled
- Occasional failure to restart after an auto-stop
- Likely causes
- LikelyPower distribution centre connector not fully seated
- PossiblePCM software needing an update
- PossibleDepleted auxiliary battery causing a false fail
- RarePower control relay not switching
- Repair
- Easy · Often possible to do yourself.Typical cost: €0 – €350
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.