P0BC7: The high voltage battery cooling fan detection has a broken or disconnected wire
The high voltage battery cooling fan detection has a broken or disconnected wire. It is usually a broken wire, a loose connector or the part itself.
| Code | P0BC7 |
|---|---|
| System | Engine and transmission |
| Group | P0Bxx, Hybrid and electric |
| Type | Generic: it means the same on every make |
How to read and clear P0BC7 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 P0BC7 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
- P0BC3 The hybrid battery temperature sensor E gives readings outside the normal range
- P0BC4 The hybrid battery temperature sensor E gives a lower signal than normal
- P0BC5 The hybrid battery temperature sensor E gives a higher signal than normal
- P0BC6 The hybrid battery temperature sensor E fails now and then
- P0BC8 The high voltage battery cooling fan detection gives readings outside the
- P0BC9 The high voltage battery cooling fan detection gives a lower signal than normal
- P0BCA The high voltage battery cooling fan detection gives a higher signal than normal
- P0BCB The high voltage battery cooling fan detection fails now and then
What does code P0BC7 mean?
The high voltage battery cooling fan detection has a broken or disconnected wire. It is usually a broken wire, a loose connector or the part itself.
How do you clear P0BC7?
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, P0BC7 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.
