Fault Family System: Powertrain (P-Codes) 13 SAE Codes

Battery Charger Control Circuit

Diagnostic & Technical Explanation

Code P0E60 sets when the onboard charger's enable/control circuit does not report the status the control module expects after a charge-session enable command, or the control line itself reads outside its valid voltage range. The most common physical causes are a corroded or unseated low-voltage connector on the enable line, chafed control wiring between the charger and the vehicle's charging control module, and a charger that has failed internally and never begins a charge session when commanded. Because this handshake happens before any AC input or HV output activity begins, a fault here typically prevents a charge session from starting at all rather than interrupting one in progress.

These 13 diagnostic trouble codes share one detection mechanism and one repair path, which is why MechanicDB groups them into a single authored fault family rather than repeating the same explanation 13 times.

Codes in this family (13)

Code	Definition	Repair coverage
P0E60	Battery Charge Mode Control Circuit Range/Performance	3 ranked fixes
P0E61	Battery Charger A Enable Circuit/Open	3 ranked fixes
P0E62	Battery Charger A Enable Circuit Low	3 ranked fixes
P0E63	Battery Charger A Enable Circuit High	3 ranked fixes
P0E64	Battery Charger A Enable Circuit Range/Performance	3 ranked fixes
P0E65	Battery Charger Control Circuit/Open	3 ranked fixes
P0E66	Battery Charger Control Circuit Low	3 ranked fixes
P0E67	Battery Charger Control Circuit High	3 ranked fixes
P0E68	Battery Charger Control Circuit Range/Performance	3 ranked fixes
P2E35	Battery Charger B Enable Circuit/Open	3 ranked fixes
P2E36	Battery Charger B Enable Circuit Low	3 ranked fixes
P2E37	Battery Charger B Enable Circuit High	3 ranked fixes
P2E38	Battery Charger B Enable Circuit Range/Performance	3 ranked fixes

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