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Fault Family System: Powertrain (P-Codes) 17 SAE Codes

Engine Coolant Pump Control

Diagnostic & Technical Explanation
Code P26CA (Engine Coolant Pump Control Circuit/Open) sets when the ECM detects a control-circuit fault, a stuck-off performance condition, overspeed consistent with air in the system, or a supply-voltage/over-temperature fault in the main electric engine coolant pump or its integrated control module. Because this pump replaces the belt-driven water pump entirely, causes carry overheating risk: a worn pump motor, air pockets from an improper coolant fill, a blown supply fuse, or module failure from heat soak.

These 17 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 17 times.

Codes in this family (17)

CodeDefinitionRepair coverage
P26CAEngine Coolant Pump Control Circuit/Open3 ranked fixes
P26CBEngine Coolant Pump Performance/Stuck Off3 ranked fixes
P26CCEngine Coolant Pump Control Circuit Low3 ranked fixes
P26CDEngine Coolant Pump Control Circuit High3 ranked fixes
P26CEEngine Coolant Pump Overspeed/Air In System3 ranked fixes
P26CFEngine Coolant Pump Control Module System Voltage3 ranked fixes
P26D0Engine Coolant Pump Control Module System Voltage Low3 ranked fixes
P26D1Engine Coolant Pump Control Module System Voltage High3 ranked fixes
P26D2Engine Coolant Pump Control Module Over Temperature3 ranked fixes
P26D3Engine Coolant Pump Supply Voltage Circuit3 ranked fixes
P26D4Engine Coolant Pump Supply Voltage Circuit Low3 ranked fixes
P26D5Engine Coolant Pump Supply Voltage Circuit High3 ranked fixes
P2B85Engine Coolant Pump Underspeed3 ranked fixes
P2BA2Engine Coolant Pump Stuck/Stalled3 ranked fixes
P2C37Cold Start Engine Coolant Pump Performance3 ranked fixes
P2DE9Cold Start Engine Coolant Pump Underspeed3 ranked fixes
P2E82Cold Start Engine Coolant Pump Overspeed3 ranked fixes

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: