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P3089 fault code: what it means

P3089: Signal wire to the fuel pump control electronics has an electrical fault. Can cause stalling or no start.

Engine and gearbox (powertrain) · Costly if missed

Usual causes, most likely first

  1. fuel pump control module (J538) fault
  2. wiring fault to J538
  3. failing in-tank pump

P3089 by make

Audi

Signal wire to the fuel pump control electronics has an electrical fault. Can cause stalling or no start.

Usual causes: fuel pump control module (J538) fault; wiring fault to J538; failing in-tank pump

Skoda

Signal wire to the fuel pump control electronics has an electrical fault. Can cause stalling or no start.

Usual causes: fuel pump control module (J538) fault; wiring fault to J538; failing in-tank pump

Volkswagen

Signal wire to the fuel pump control electronics has an electrical fault. Can cause stalling or no start.

Usual causes: fuel pump control module (J538) fault; wiring fault to J538; failing in-tank pump

What the repair usually costs

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Before you clear it

Write the code down or photograph the scanner first. A code that comes straight back after clearing points to a fault that is still there. A car whose codes were cleared just before you arrived may be hiding one: the scanner's readiness monitors show "not ready" for a while after codes are cleared.

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