P0CA8: The high voltage battery temperature sensor M has an electrical fault
The high voltage battery temperature sensor M has an electrical fault. It may be the part itself, its connector or the wiring.
| Code | P0CA8 |
|---|---|
| System | Engine and transmission |
| Group | P0Cxx, Hybrid and electric |
| Type | Generic: it means the same on every make |
How to read and clear P0CA8 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 P0CA8 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
- P0CA4 The high voltage battery charge voltage is above normal
- P0CA5 The hybrid battery discharge voltage is too high
- P0CA6 The high voltage battery charge current is above normal
- P0CA7 The hybrid battery discharge current is too high
- P0CA9 The high voltage battery temperature sensor M gives readings outside the normal
- P0CAA The high voltage battery temperature sensor M gives a lower signal than normal
- P0CAB The high voltage battery temperature sensor M gives a higher signal than normal
- P0CAC The high voltage battery temperature sensor M fails now and then
What does code P0CA8 mean?
The high voltage battery temperature sensor M has an electrical fault. It may be the part itself, its connector or the wiring.
How do you clear P0CA8?
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, P0CA8 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.
