OBD-II Code

P0083

Severity

Not yet reviewed

Nobody on our side has assessed this code yet, so we are not going to guess at how serious it is.

Can you drive it

We cannot say

Treat it as unknown until a shop reads it with live data. If the check-engine light is FLASHING, stop driving as soon as it is safe to — that means an active misfire, whatever the code.

Indicative cost (USD)

$220–$720

From this code's diagnostic notes. Varies by vehicle, diagnosis, parts, and local labor. This is not a repair quote.

P0083 is a Bank 2 intake valve control solenoid circuit-low fault, set when the ECM's solenoid driver sees the control circuit pulled below the expected voltage threshold (typically a sustained read below 0.5V on a high-side driver, or feedback consistent with a short to ground) for the calibration debounce window of roughly 0.5 to 2 seconds.

How a shop works this

Work from evidence to part, not the other way round. A code names a circuit or a symptom; it does not name the part that failed.

Note every code that is set, not just this one.
Codes that appear together usually narrow the cause faster than any one of them read alone.
Read the freeze frame — the conditions the fault was recorded under.
Cold or warm, idle or load, road speed and engine speed. A fault that only appears cold is a different fault from one that only appears under load, even with the same code on the scanner.
Confirm the fault is current rather than history.
Clear the code and see whether it returns under those same conditions. A code that does not come back may have been logged during a repair, a flat battery, or a bad connection that has since been disturbed.
Then follow the diagnostic notes further down this page, in the order they are written.
They are written in the order a shop works this code, cheapest checks first. Where they name a component, inspect its wiring and connector before replacing it.

If the code comes back after a repair, the underlying fault is still there. That is the point to bring in a scanner with live data and freeze-frame, or a shop that has one.

Common symptoms

Check engine light

Read the full diagnostic procedureP0083 is a Bank 2 intake valve control solenoid circuit-low fault, set when the ECM's solenoid driver sees the control circuit pulled below the expec…+

The cheapest first move is always the harness

unplug the Bank 2 intake OCV connector, inspect for oil intrusion (a frequent failure mode where a leaking valve-cover gasket wicks oil down into the connector and degrades the silicone seal), check pin tension with a male probe pin, and look for chafe points where the harness branches off the main engine loom.
Measure solenoid resistance across the pins — spec is typically 6.7 to 7.7 ohms, with shorts reading below 4 ohms and opens reading infinite.
The expensive misdiagnosis is throwing a phaser at this when the real fault was a $45 OCV or a $25 pigtail repair.

Vehicle-specific patterns2007-2012 Toyota 2GR-FE (Camry V6, Avalon, Sienna, Highlander, Lexus ES350, RX350) is the dominant P0083 vehicle — the Bank 2 (firewall-side) intake…+

2007-2012Toyota 2GR-FE (Camry V6, Avalon, Sienna, Highlander, Lexus ES350, RX350) is the dominant P0083 vehicle — the Bank 2 (firewall-side) intake OCV is harder to reach, runs hotter, and its coil degrades first; oil-soaked connectors compound it.
2008-2014Honda J35 V6 (Odyssey, Pilot, Ridgeline, Accord V6) sets P0083 from the rear-bank VTC oil control valve coil failure.
2009-2015VW/Audi 3.0T V6 supercharged (Q5, Q7, A6, S4) on the Bank 2 intake adjuster control solenoid is a known wear item.
2010-2014Nissan VQ35DE/VQ37VHR (Maxima, 370Z, Infiniti G37, M37) sets P0083 from Bank 2 intake OCV shorts after long highway-heat soak.

Estimated repair$220 to $720.

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