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Fault Family System: Powertrain (P-Codes) 68 SAE Codes

Glow Plug Heater Circuit

Diagnostic & Technical Explanation
Code P037A (Glow Plug/Heater Indicator Control Circuit Low) sets when the glow plug control module detects an open circuit, out-of-range current, or an implausible sense reading on an individual diesel glow plug's heater element circuit used for cold-start preheating. Causes are a burnt-out glow plug heating element, a corroded or heat-damaged glow plug connector, or chafed wiring between the control module and that specific plug.

These 68 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 68 times.

Codes in this family (68)

CodeDefinitionRepair coverage
P037AGlow Plug/Heater Indicator Control Circuit Low4 ranked fixes
P037BGlow Plug/Heater Indicator Control Circuit High4 ranked fixes
P037DGlow Plug Sense Circuit4 ranked fixes
P037EGlow Plug Sense Circuit Low4 ranked fixes
P037FGlow Plug Sense Circuit High4 ranked fixes
P0380Glow Plug/Heater Circuit A4 ranked fixes
P0381Glow Plug/Heater Indicator Control Circuit/Open4 ranked fixes
P0382Glow Plug/Heater Circuit B4 ranked fixes
P066ACylinder 1 Glow Plug Control Circuit Low4 ranked fixes
P066BCylinder 1 Glow Plug Control Circuit High4 ranked fixes
P066CCylinder 2 Glow Plug Control Circuit Low4 ranked fixes
P066DCylinder 2 Glow Plug Control Circuit High4 ranked fixes
P066ECylinder 3 Glow Plug Control Circuit Low4 ranked fixes
P066FCylinder 3 Glow Plug Control Circuit High4 ranked fixes
P0671Cylinder 1 Glow Plug Circuit/Open4 ranked fixes
P0672Cylinder 2 Glow Plug Circuit/Open4 ranked fixes
P0673Cylinder 3 Glow Plug Circuit/Open4 ranked fixes
P0674Cylinder 4 Glow Plug Circuit/Open4 ranked fixes
P0675Cylinder 5 Glow Plug Circuit/Open4 ranked fixes
P0676Cylinder 6 Glow Plug Circuit/Open4 ranked fixes
P0677Cylinder 7 Glow Plug Circuit/Open4 ranked fixes
P0678Cylinder 8 Glow Plug Circuit/Open4 ranked fixes
P0679Cylinder 9 Glow Plug Circuit/Open4 ranked fixes
P067ACylinder 4 Glow Plug Control Circuit Low4 ranked fixes
P067BCylinder 4 Glow Plug Control Circuit High4 ranked fixes
P067CCylinder 5 Glow Plug Control Circuit Low4 ranked fixes
P067DCylinder 5 Glow Plug Control Circuit High4 ranked fixes
P067ECylinder 6 Glow Plug Control Circuit Low4 ranked fixes
P067FCylinder 6 Glow Plug Control Circuit High4 ranked fixes
P0680Cylinder 10 Glow Plug Circuit/Open4 ranked fixes
P0681Cylinder 11 Glow Plug Circuit/Open4 ranked fixes
P0682Cylinder 12 Glow Plug Circuit/Open4 ranked fixes
P068CCylinder 7 Glow Plug Control Circuit Low4 ranked fixes
P068DCylinder 7 Glow Plug Control Circuit High4 ranked fixes
P068ECylinder 8 Glow Plug Control Circuit Low4 ranked fixes
P068FCylinder 8 Glow Plug Control Circuit High4 ranked fixes
P069ACylinder 9 Glow Plug Control Circuit Low4 ranked fixes
P069BCylinder 9 Glow Plug Control Circuit High4 ranked fixes
P069CCylinder 10 Glow Plug Control Circuit Low4 ranked fixes
P069DCylinder 10 Glow Plug Control Circuit High4 ranked fixes
P06B9Cylinder 1 Glow Plug Circuit Range/Performance4 ranked fixes
P06BACylinder 2 Glow Plug Circuit Range/Performance4 ranked fixes
P06BBCylinder 3 Glow Plug Circuit Range/Performance4 ranked fixes
P06BCCylinder 4 Glow Plug Circuit Range/Performance4 ranked fixes
P06BDCylinder 5 Glow Plug Circuit Range/Performance4 ranked fixes
P06BECylinder 6 Glow Plug Circuit Range/Performance4 ranked fixes
P06BFCylinder 7 Glow Plug Circuit Range/Performance4 ranked fixes
P06C0Cylinder 8 Glow Plug Circuit Range/Performance4 ranked fixes
P06C1Cylinder 9 Glow Plug Circuit Range/Performance4 ranked fixes
P06C2Cylinder 10 Glow Plug Circuit Range/Performance4 ranked fixes
P06C3Cylinder 11 Glow Plug Circuit Range/Performance4 ranked fixes
P06C4Cylinder 12 Glow Plug Circuit Range/Performance4 ranked fixes
P06C5Cylinder 1 Glow Plug Incorrect4 ranked fixes
P06C6Cylinder 2 Glow Plug Incorrect4 ranked fixes
P06C7Cylinder 3 Glow Plug Incorrect4 ranked fixes
P06C8Cylinder 4 Glow Plug Incorrect4 ranked fixes
P06C9Cylinder 5 Glow Plug Incorrect4 ranked fixes
P06CACylinder 6 Glow Plug Incorrect4 ranked fixes
P06CBCylinder 7 Glow Plug Incorrect4 ranked fixes
P06CCCylinder 8 Glow Plug Incorrect4 ranked fixes
P06CDCylinder 9 Glow Plug Incorrect4 ranked fixes
P06CECylinder 10 Glow Plug Incorrect4 ranked fixes
P06CFCylinder 11 Glow Plug Incorrect4 ranked fixes
P06D0Cylinder 12 Glow Plug Incorrect4 ranked fixes
P06E0Cylinder 11 Glow Plug Control Circuit Low4 ranked fixes
P06E1Cylinder 11 Glow Plug Control Circuit High4 ranked fixes
P06E2Cylinder 12 Glow Plug Control Circuit Low4 ranked fixes
P06E3Cylinder 12 Glow Plug Control Circuit High4 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: