OBD Guide

U0098

Vehicle Communication Bus H (-) Low

Severity
🔴 High
Can you drive?
Yes, but get it checked soon
Approx. repair cost
$6–56 (est.)

Symptoms

  • Unstable operation of the dashboard
  • Problems starting the engine
  • Failure of individual vehicle systems
  • Occurrence of other CAN bus errors
  • Flashing warning lights on the instrument panel

Causes

  • Open or short circuit in the CAN-H wire
  • Oxidation of contacts in CAN bus connectors
  • Fault in one of the modules connected to the bus
  • Damage to CAN bus terminators
  • Problems with module power supply

How to Fix

  1. Check the integrity of the CAN-H wires
  2. Inspect and clean the contacts in the connectors
  3. Check the resistance on the CAN bus (should be about 60 ohms)
  4. Disable the modules one by one to find the faulty one.
  5. Check power and ground of modules

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