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Fault Family System: Powertrain (P-Codes) 47 SAE Codes

O2 Pumping Current Circuit

Diagnostic & Technical Explanation
Code P2237 (O2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit/Open Bank 1 Sensor 1) belongs to the wideband (air-fuel ratio) sensor's pumping cell, whose positive and negative current the ECM drives to hold the sensing chamber at stoichiometry, reading that current as the actual air-fuel ratio. Faults in the pumping current control or trim circuits are set when the current is uncontrollable, out of range, or its calibration trim resistor reads wrong; a cracked sensor element from thermal shock or water splash, and damage to the sensor's dedicated wiring legs, dominate the causes.

These 47 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 47 times.

Codes in this family (47)

CodeDefinitionRepair coverage
P2237O2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit/Open Bank 1 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P2238O2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit Low Bank 1 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P2239O2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit High Bank 1 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P223CO2 Sensor Pumping Current Range/Performance Bank 13 ranked fixes
P223DO2 Sensor Pumping Current Range/Performance Bank 23 ranked fixes
P2240O2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit/Open Bank 2 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P2241O2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit Low Bank 2 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P2242O2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit High Bank 2 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P2251O2 Sensor Negative Current Control Circuit/Open Bank 1 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P2252O2 Sensor Negative Current Control Circuit Low Bank 1 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P2253O2 Sensor Negative Current Control Circuit High Bank 1 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P2254O2 Sensor Negative Current Control Circuit/Open Bank 2 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P2255O2 Sensor Negative Current Control Circuit Low Bank 2 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P2256O2 Sensor Negative Current Control Circuit High Bank 2 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P22ABO2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit/Open Bank 1 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P22ACO2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit Low Bank 1 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P22ADO2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit High Bank 1 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P22B2O2 Sensor Negative Current Control Circuit/Open Bank 1 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P22B3O2 Sensor Negative Current Control Circuit Low Bank 1 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P22B4O2 Sensor Negative Current Control Circuit High Bank 1 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P22B5O2 Sensor Pumping Current Trim Circuit/Open Bank 1 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P22B6O2 Sensor Pumping Current Trim Circuit Low Bank 1 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P22B7O2 Sensor Pumping Current Trim Circuit High Bank 1 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P22B8O2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit/Open Bank 2 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P22B9O2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit Low Bank 2 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P22BAO2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit High Bank 2 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P22BFO2 Sensor Negative Current Control Circuit/Open Bank 2 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P22C0O2 Sensor Negative Current Control Circuit Low Bank 2 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P22C1O2 Sensor Negative Current Control Circuit High Bank 2 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P22C2O2 Sensor Pumping Current Trim Circuit/Open Bank 2 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P22C3O2 Sensor Pumping Current Trim Circuit Low Bank 2 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P22C4O2 Sensor Pumping Current Trim Circuit High Bank 2 Sensor 23 ranked fixes
P2626O2 Sensor Pumping Current Trim Circuit/Open Bank 1 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P2627O2 Sensor Pumping Current Trim Circuit Low Bank 1 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P2628O2 Sensor Pumping Current Trim Circuit High Bank 1 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P2629O2 Sensor Pumping Current Trim Circuit/Open Bank 2 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P2630O2 Sensor Pumping Current Trim Circuit Low Bank 2 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P2631O2 Sensor Pumping Current Trim Circuit High Bank 2 Sensor 13 ranked fixes
P2A38O2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit/Open Bank 1 Sensor 33 ranked fixes
P2A39O2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit Low Bank 1 Sensor 33 ranked fixes
P2A3AO2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit High Bank 1 Sensor 33 ranked fixes
P2A3BO2 Sensor Negative Current Control Circuit/Open Bank 1 Sensor 33 ranked fixes
P2A3CO2 Sensor Negative Current Control Circuit Low Bank 1 Sensor 33 ranked fixes
P2A3DO2 Sensor Negative Current Control Circuit High Bank 1 Sensor 33 ranked fixes
P2C62O2 Sensor Pumping Current Trim Circuit/Open Bank 1 Sensor 33 ranked fixes
P2C63O2 Sensor Pumping Current Trim Circuit Low Bank 1 Sensor 33 ranked fixes
P2C64O2 Sensor Pumping Current Trim Circuit High Bank 1 Sensor 33 ranked fixes

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