System: Powertrain (P-Code)
SAE Standard (Generic)
Family: Cvt Hydraulic Pressure Unit Performance
Code P0942: Hydraulic Pressure Unit
Diagnostic & Technical Explanation
Code P0942 (Hydraulic Pressure Unit) sets when the TCM's hydraulic pressure unit (pump plus accumulator system) cycles more often, or loses pressure faster, than expected, indicating a system-level hydraulic performance problem rather than a single sensor or solenoid fault. Causes are internal seal wear allowing pressure bleed-down, a worn pump, or contaminated fluid affecting seal sealing.
First-listed procedure
Rank #1
Check and service CVT hydraulic fluid
Easy DIY
This is the first procedure in the authored
consideration order, not a measured cause likelihood. Execute it only when its prerequisites
and diagnostic findings support it. Its cost and labor estimates (where known), the step-by-step procedure and the
remaining 2 procedure(s) are in the licensed dataset. Ordering context.
Full family: Cvt Hydraulic Pressure Unit Performance
What this page does not show
This page publishes the fault mechanism and the code index. The licensed dataset adds, for
every one of the 15,886 codes, the full authored repair set (56,729 procedures in total)
with the fields deliberately withheld here:
- Procedures 2..n after the first-listed procedure
- Aftermarket parts cost ranges in USD (
est_parts_cost_min/max_usd)
- Professional labor-hour estimates (
est_labor_hours)
- Step-by-step diagnostic and repair instructions
- Replacement-part mappings and catalog lookups
- 6,637 manufacturer-specific OEM codes across 32 makes ($149 tier)