P0D3B: The battery charger input current sensor gives a higher signal than normal
The battery charger input current sensor gives a higher signal than normal. It is usually the sensor itself, its wiring or a real fault in what it measures.
| Code | P0D3B |
|---|---|
| System | Engine and transmission |
| Group | P0Dxx, Hybrid and electric: charging and battery |
| Type | Generic: it means the same on every make |
How to read and clear P0D3B 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 P0D3B 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
- P0D37 The high voltage battery system current is above normal
- P0D38 The battery charger input current sensor has an electrical fault
- P0D39 The battery charger input current sensor gives readings outside the normal range
- P0D3A The battery charger input current sensor gives a lower signal than normal
- P0D3C The battery charger input current sensor fails now and then
- P0D3D Charger input voltage sensor A has an electrical fault
- P0D3E Charger input voltage sensor A gives readings outside the normal range
- P0D3F Charger input voltage sensor A gives a lower signal than normal
What does code P0D3B mean?
The battery charger input current sensor gives a higher signal than normal. It is usually the sensor itself, its wiring or a real fault in what it measures.
How do you clear P0D3B?
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, P0D3B 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.
