OBD-II Code
P1295
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)
$250–$900
From this code's diagnostic notes. Varies by vehicle, diagnosis, parts, and local labor. This is not a repair quote.
$250 (DIY throttle body swap on a Sonata) to $900 (shop replacement + relearn on a Tucson).
P1295 on Hyundai/Kia is Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) Power Stage Open — the ECM detected an open circuit on the motor-drive power stage that physically moves the throttle plate.
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 procedureP1295 on Hyundai/Kia is Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) Power Stage Open — the ECM detected an open circuit on the motor-drive power stage that phy…
P1295 on Hyundai/Kia is Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) Power Stage Open — the ECM detected an open circuit on the motor-drive power stage that physically moves the throttle plate. Modern drive-by-wire throttles have a brushed DC motor inside the throttle body driven by an H-bridge in the ECM; when the H-bridge can't push current through the motor, P1295 sets and the ECM drops into limp mode (idle-only or low-RPM cap).
Cheapest-first ladder
- scan live data and watch TPS1/TPS2 voltage during a key-on accelerator sweep — both should track from roughly 0.5V to 4.5V smoothly, with TPS2 mirroring TPS1 at a fixed offset (Hyundai/Kia spec varies but ~5% per OEM).
- Unplug the throttle body connector, measure motor winding resistance pin-to-pin (typical spec is 1-3 ohms for the motor, separate from the 1-5K ohm TPS resistive tracks), and check for 12V on the motor power feed during KOEO. Carbon buildup behind the throttle plate physically jams the motor and looks identical to an electrical fault — clean the throttle body with throttle-body cleaner and re-test before condemning the unit.
- Don't replace the ECM or pay for the dealer to relearn the throttle body until you've confirmed the motor coil reads in-spec and the harness is intact — throttle-body assemblies are $250-$600, ECMs are $800-$2,000.
Vehicle-specific patterns2011-2016 Hyundai Sonata / Kia Optima / Hyundai Tucson / Kia Sportage with the Theta II 2.4L GDI is the headline P1295 platform — the OEM Mando throt…
- 2011-2016Hyundai Sonata / Kia Optima / Hyundai Tucson / Kia Sportage with the Theta II 2.4L GDI is the headline P1295 platform — the OEM Mando throttle body fails the motor power stage between 60-120K miles, and the same engine family is the one Hyundai/Kia covered under the rod-bearing recall, so check the engine VIN for open campaigns before quoting.
- 2010-2015Hyundai Elantra/Tucson 1.8L/2.0L Nu engines show P1295 from the same throttle-body failure pattern.
- 2014-2019Kia Soul / Hyundai Veloster 1.6L Gamma GDI throws P1295 less often but with the same underlying root cause.
- 2011-2014Hyundai Sonata Hybrid throws P1295 from the unique hybrid-spec throttle body, which is more expensive at $400-$700 versus the conventional unit.
Estimated repair$250 (DIY throttle body swap on a Sonata) to $900 (shop replacement + relearn on a Tucson).
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