BMW fault code A83C

Gear selector switch

In the gear selector switch, code A83C means different things depending on the version of the module in the car. Find your car below; the app shows the right one for yours.

GWS: Over-voltage

Module version: Gear selector switch (GWS_60)

In: 1 Series (E82) 2007–2013, 1 Series (E88) 2008–2013, 3 Series (E90) 2005–2012, 3 Series (E92) 2006–2013, 3 Series (E93) 2007–2013, 5 Series (E60) 2003–2010, 5 Series (E61) 2004–2010, 6 Series (E63) 2003–2010, 6 Series (E64) 2004–2010, Z4 (E89) 2009–2016

GWS: Overvoltage

Module version: Gear selector switch (GWS_60_2)

PT-CAN connection interrupted, CAN data line on gear selector switch not connected

Module version: Gear selector switch (GWS_70)

In: X5 (E70) 2006–2013, X6 (E71) 2008–2014, X6 (E72) 2009–2011

GWS: Hall sensor system: multiple fault

Module version: Gear selector switch (GWS_90)

In: 1 Series (E82) 2007–2013, 1 Series (E88) 2008–2013, 3 Series (E90) 2005–2012, 3 Series (E92) 2006–2013, 3 Series (E93) 2007–2013, Z4 (E89) 2009–2016

Reading and clearing it

Fault code A83C is a BMW code, stored in the car's gear selector switch, not a generic OBD2 code (P0xxx): a generic OBD2 reader only reaches the engine's emissions faults, so it won't show it. AutoLingo for BMW reads it with BMW's own diagnostic protocols, in plain English, with the details the module stored about it, and clears it after a repair. If a fault comes right back after it's cleared, the problem is still there.

The gear selector switch is on: 5 Series (E60), 5 Series (E61), 6 Series (E63), 6 Series (E64), X5 (E70), X6 (E71), X6 (E72), 1 Series (E82), X1 (E84), 1 Series (E88), Z4 (E89), 3 Series (E90), 3 Series (E91), 3 Series (E92), 3 Series (E93)

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