P0713 — Trans fluid temp — voltage high
What it means: Trans fluid temp — voltage high.
How serious / can you keep driving: Serious. Power derate likely — plan to stop soon.
Check first: Unplug — observe
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What P0713 means
Trans fluid temp — voltage high. Common causes: Open sensor|Open wire.
How serious is it?
Serious. Power derate likely — plan to stop soon.
Most likely causes
- Open sensor
- Open wire
First moves (roadside)
- Unplug — observe
FAQ
Trans fluid temp — voltage high. Common causes: Open sensor|Open wire.
Serious — Power derate likely — plan to stop soon.
The most common cause is: Open sensor. Other possibilities include Open wire.
Power derate likely — plan to stop soon. When in doubt, get a qualified mobile diesel tech on the truck before continuing.
Related codes
Codes that commonly appear alongside P0713, or share the same subsystem.
- Main shaft speed erratic (SPN 160 FMI 2)
- Input shaft speed erratic (SPN 161 FMI 2)
- Transmission output retarder speed erratic (SPN 162 FMI 2)
- Trans oil temperature very high (SPN 177 FMI 0)
- Trans oil temperature voltage high (SPN 177 FMI 3)
- Trans oil temperature voltage low (SPN 177 FMI 4)
- Engine speed signal abnormal update rate (SPN 190 FMI 9)
- Transmission output shaft speed erratic (SPN 191 FMI 2)
Same symptom: Charging and voltage
Other codes that trace back to voltage — one bad ground can set half a dozen of them at once.
- Trans oil pressure voltage high (SPN 1762 FMI 3) · Drivetrain & Transmission
- Trans oil pressure voltage low (SPN 1762 FMI 4) · Drivetrain & Transmission
- Trans fluid temp — voltage low (P0712) · Drivetrain & Transmission
- Trans pressure sensor B — voltage low (P0847) · Drivetrain & Transmission
- Trans pressure sensor B — voltage high (P0848) · Drivetrain & Transmission
- Pressure control solenoid A — voltage low (P0962) · Drivetrain & Transmission
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General diagnostic guidance for diesel engines (Cummins, Detroit, PACCAR, Volvo, Mack and more). Not a substitute for a scan-tool diagnosis on your specific truck.