U0212 fault code: what it means

U0212: No communication with the steering column module. Cruise control and stalk functions may stop.

Network (communication between modules) · Minor

Usual causes, most likely first

1. steering column module fault
2. engine software needing update
3. wiring fault

U0212 by make

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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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