P04C5: The fuel tank flap lock position sensor gives a lower signal than normal
The fuel tank flap lock position sensor gives a lower signal than normal. It is usually the sensor itself, its wiring or a real fault in what it measures.
| Code | P04C5 |
|---|---|
| System | Engine and transmission |
| Group | P04xx, Emissions control |
| Type | Generic: it means the same on every make |
How to read and clear P04C5 with Final OBD
Plug an OBD2 scanner in under the steering wheel, switch the ignition on and open Final OBD. Under Faults you’ll see P04C5 with its description and whether it’s confirmed, pending or permanent.
If the engine stores it over standard OBD, with FREE you read this code with its explanation for nothing and clear it. With PRO you also read the faults of every control unit and clear them in all of them.
Clearing the code only turns the light off: if the cause is still there, it comes back. Clear it once it’s fixed, and not right before an inspection. It’s all in how to read and clear fault codes and in inspections and OBD.
Similar codes
- P04C1 The fuel tank flap unlocking control gives a lower signal than normal
- P04C2 The fuel tank flap unlocking control gives a higher signal than normal
- P04C3 The fuel tank flap lock position sensor has an electrical fault
- P04C4 The fuel tank flap lock position sensor gives readings outside the normal range
- P04C6 The fuel tank flap lock position sensor gives a higher signal than normal
- P04C7 The fuel tank flap lock position sensor fails now and then
- P04C8 The fuel tank flap opening request sensor has an electrical fault
- P04C9 The fuel tank flap opening request sensor has got stuck
- P0400 Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) flow malfunction
- P0401 Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) flow insufficient
- P0402 Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) flow excessive
- P0403 EGR control circuit malfunction
What does code P04C5 mean?
The fuel tank flap lock position sensor gives a lower signal than normal. It is usually the sensor itself, its wiring or a real fault in what it measures.
How do you clear P04C5?
With an OBD2 scanner and an app like Final OBD, which clears it for free if it’s stored by the engine control unit. But clearing it only turns the light off: if the cause isn’t fixed, P04C5 comes back.
Read it on your car
Final OBD reads and clears engine faults through standard OBD for free, each one explained in plain English. With PRO it also reads the faults of every control unit, each make’s own codes included, and clears them in all of them.
