{"id":77824,"date":"2021-07-18T06:23:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T13:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=77824"},"modified":"2021-07-18T06:24:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T13:24:00","slug":"ford-code-p0d20-plug-in-hybrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2021\/07\/ford-code-p0d20-plug-in-hybrid","title":{"rendered":"Ford Code P0D20 Plug In Hybrid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I keep getting a check engine light when the outside temp gets over 100+ degrees.  Used a code scanner and didn&#8217;t find much&#8230; gave an error code P0D20 which is pretty much meaningless as far as I can tell.  I think it is just a model code or something, not a real error code.  My  guess it is an over temperature issue with the battery pack. It is a 2019 Ford Fusion Titanium Plug In Hybrid<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Your thinking seems sound to me. Have you taken it back to the dealership yet? I would think this vehicle should still be covered under warranty. Not to familiar with the charger warranty though.  Your vehicles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/pcm-engine-computer.html\">PCM<\/a> monitors the battery charger high-voltage output and current output to make sure they are in proper range. The charger works in constant current or constant voltage mode. Something is off and setting the code. Usually happens when the chargers high output voltage is less than expected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ford-code-p0d20-battery-charger-output-voltage-performance\">Ford Code P0D20 &#8211; Battery Charger Output Voltage Performance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-code-p0d20-probable-causes\">Code P0D20 Probable Causes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Faulty Battery Charger<\/li><li>Battery Charger harness is open or shorted<\/li><li>Battery Charger circuit poor electrical connection<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I keep getting a check engine light when the outside temp gets over 100+ degrees. Used a code scanner and didn&#8217;t find much&#8230; gave an error code P0D20 which is pretty much meaningless as far as I can tell. I think it is just a model code or something, not a real error code. My&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2021\/07\/ford-code-p0d20-plug-in-hybrid\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ford Code P0D20 Plug In Hybrid<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16981,"featured_media":77833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-auto-repair-questions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.0 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ford Code P0D20 Plug In Hybrid - FreeAutoMechanic Advice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2021\/07\/ford-code-p0d20-plug-in-hybrid\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ford Code P0D20 Plug In Hybrid\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I keep getting a check engine light when the outside temp gets over 100+ degrees. 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