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DTC/P0352

P0352 : Ignition Coil B Primary/Secondary Circuit Malfunction

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Moderee GraviteConduite deconseilleeAllumage

P0352 means the ECU saw an abnormal voltage pattern on the primary control circuit of ignition coil #2. In plain terms: cylinder 2 isn't getting a reliable spark command, so it misfires.

Cout de reparation estimeDe 60 € a 850 €+, varie selon le vehicule

Scanne ta voiture en 60 secondes environ : vois si P0352 est vraiment présent, à quel point c'est urgent et ce que la réparation devrait coûter.

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Que signifie P0352 ?

P0352 means the ECU saw an abnormal voltage pattern on the primary control circuit of ignition coil #2. In plain terms: cylinder 2 isn't getting a reliable spark command, so it misfires.

P0352 est un code defaut lie a allumage, classe en gravite moderate. Lorsque le calculateur de ton vehicule detecte cette condition, il enregistre P0352 et allume le voyant moteur.

Quels sont les symptomes de P0352 ?

Si ton vehicule a declenche P0352, tu peux remarquer un ou plusieurs de ces symptomes :

  • Rough idle with a distinct shake from one cylinder
  • Check engine light on, flashing under load if the misfire is active
  • Power loss on acceleration, especially above 3,000 RPM
  • Fuel economy drop of roughly 10 to 20%
  • Cold-start hesitation or stumble that clears once warm
  • Occasional stall at idle or when coming to a stop
  • Fuel smell from the tailpipe and hot exhaust downstream of the manifold

Quelles sont les causes de P0352 ?

Voici les causes les plus courantes de P0352 :

eleveeFailed coil-on-plug or coil pack on cylinder 2
eleveeWorn spark plug with wide gap forcing the coil to arc harder until it fails
moyenneCracked coil boot arcing to the valve cover or head
moyenneCorroded or backed-out pin in the coil connector
moyenneOil in the plug well from a leaking valve cover gasket shorting the coil
faibleOpen or shorted wire between PCM and coil primary, or failed PCM ignition driver

Peut-on rouler sans risque avec P0352 ?

Non, regle ca immediatement. You can limp home, but continued driving with a misfiring cylinder dumps raw fuel into the catalytic converter. A new cat runs €400 to €1,500+, versus €30 to €120 for a coil. Don't push it.

Comment diagnostique-t-on P0352 ?

Suis ces etapes pour identifier la cause profonde de P0352 :

  1. Scan for all stored codes and freeze frame data. If P0302 is also present, you've confirmed cylinder 2 is the misfiring one
  2. Pull coil #2 and inspect the boot for cracks, carbon tracking, and oil. Check the connector pins for green corrosion or a backed-out terminal
  3. Swap coil #2 with coil #1 or #3, clear codes, drive and rescan. If the P0352 becomes P0351 or P0353, the coil is bad
  4. If the code stays on cylinder 2, pull spark plug #2. Look for wide gap, oil fouling, cracked insulator, or wrong heat range
  5. Measure primary resistance across the coil terminals (typical 0.4 to 2.0 ohms) and secondary if accessible (5k to 15k ohms). Compare to service manual spec, not gut feel
  6. Key on, engine off: back-probe the coil connector for switched 12V on the supply pin. Cranking: verify the PCM is pulsing the trigger wire (test light flicker or scope)
  7. If supply, ground, trigger, coil, and plug all check out, scope the primary waveform. A missing or flat trigger points to the PCM ignition driver
  8. After repair, clear codes and run a drive cycle covering idle, part-throttle, and full-throttle to confirm the misfire counter stays at zero

Combien coute la reparation de P0352 ?

Les couts de reparation de P0352 varient selon la cause profonde et ton vehicule. Voici des estimations courantes :

Reparation Cout des pieces Cout de main-d'oeuvre Estimation totale Difficulte en autonomie
Replace single ignition coil €30–€120 €30–€90 €60–€210 Facile
Replace coil + spark plug on cylinder 2 €45–€160 €40–€120 €85–€280 Facile
Replace full coil set + all spark plugs €180–€600 €80–€250 €260–€850 Moderee
Repair or replace coil harness / connector pigtail €15–€60 €60–€180 €75–€240 Moderee
Valve cover gasket + coil + plug (oil-fouled well) €60–€220 €150–€400 €210–€620 Moderee

Prix estimes au March 2026. Les couts varient selon la region, le vehicule et le garage.

P0352 sur des vehicules specifiques

P0352 se comporte differemment selon ton vehicule. Selectionne ta voiture ci-dessous pour des causes propres au modele, les problemes connus et des estimations de couts ajustees :

Ford

P0352 sur Ford F-150

2004-2014

5.4L 3V Triton uses Motorcraft DG-511 coils that commonly fail between 100,000 and 150,000 km. Cylinder 2 is the second from the front on the passenger bank.

Quelles sont les causes de P0352 sur une Ford F-150 ?

Ford F-150DG-511 coil boot cracking and arcing to the cam cover bolt
Ford F-150Two-piece spark plug seizing in the head, previous plug change left the boot damaged

Cout de reparation de P0352 pour Ford F-150

Couts estimes pour les proprietaires de Ford F-150ajuste a la hausse par rapport a la moyenne en raison du prix des pieces specifiques a Ford

Reparation Cout des pieces Cout de main-d'oeuvre Estimation totale Difficulte en autonomie
Replace single ignition coil €33–€132 €33–€99 €66–€231 Facile
Replace coil + spark plug on cylinder 2 €50–€176 €44–€132 €94–€308 Facile
Replace full coil set + all spark plugs €198–€660 €88–€275 €286–€935 Moderee
Repair or replace coil harness / connector pigtail €17–€66 €66–€198 €83–€264 Moderee
Valve cover gasket + coil + plug (oil-fouled well) €66–€242 €165–€440 €231–€682 Moderee

Prix estimes au March 2026. Les couts varient selon la region, le vehicule et le garage.

Toyota

P0352 sur Toyota Camry

2002-2011

2AZ-FE 2.4L and 1MZ-FE 3.0L V6 both develop valve cover gasket and spark plug tube seal leaks that flood the plug well with oil and short the coil.

Quelles sont les causes de P0352 sur une Toyota Camry ?

Toyota CamryOil in the #2 plug tube from a failed spark plug tube seal
Toyota CamryDenso coil internal breakdown past 200,000 km

Cout de reparation de P0352 pour Toyota Camry

Couts estimes pour les proprietaires de Toyota Camryajuste a la baisse par rapport a la moyenne en raison du prix des pieces specifiques a Toyota

Reparation Cout des pieces Cout de main-d'oeuvre Estimation totale Difficulte en autonomie
Replace single ignition coil €27–€108 €27–€81 €54–€189 Facile
Replace coil + spark plug on cylinder 2 €41–€144 €36–€108 €77–€252 Facile
Replace full coil set + all spark plugs €162–€540 €72–€225 €234–€765 Moderee
Repair or replace coil harness / connector pigtail €14–€54 €54–€162 €68–€216 Moderee
Valve cover gasket + coil + plug (oil-fouled well) €54–€198 €135–€360 €189–€558 Moderee

Prix estimes au March 2026. Les couts varient selon la region, le vehicule et le garage.

Volkswagen

P0352 sur VW Golf Mk5/Mk6

2006-2014

2.0 TSI (CCTA/CBFA) and 2.5L five-cylinder had the well-documented red-top coil failure that led to a VW campaign replacing them with black/brown units.

Quelles sont les causes de P0352 sur une VW Golf Mk5/Mk6 ?

VW Golf Mk5/Mk6Original red-top 06E905115 coils failing in clusters
VW Golf Mk5/Mk6Water intrusion into coil harness from clogged plenum drains under the cowl

Cout de reparation de P0352 pour VW Golf Mk5/Mk6

Couts estimes pour les proprietaires de VW Golf Mk5/Mk6ajuste a la hausse par rapport a la moyenne en raison du prix des pieces specifiques a Volkswagen

Reparation Cout des pieces Cout de main-d'oeuvre Estimation totale Difficulte en autonomie
Replace single ignition coil €35–€138 €35–€103 €69–€241 Facile
Replace coil + spark plug on cylinder 2 €52–€184 €46–€138 €98–€322 Facile
Replace full coil set + all spark plugs €207–€690 €92–€288 €299–€977 Moderee
Repair or replace coil harness / connector pigtail €17–€69 €69–€207 €86–€276 Moderee
Valve cover gasket + coil + plug (oil-fouled well) €69–€253 €173–€460 €241–€713 Moderee

Prix estimes au March 2026. Les couts varient selon la region, le vehicule et le garage.

BMW

P0352 sur BMW 3-Series (E90/E92)

2006-2013

N52 and N54 engines run Bosch or Delphi pencil coils that typically fail between 100,000 and 140,000 km. Cylinder 2 is second back from the radiator on the inline-six.

Quelles sont les causes de P0352 sur une BMW 3-Series (E90/E92) ?

BMW 3-Series (E90/E92)Valve cover gasket leak soaking coil boots (very common on N52 past 150,000 km)
BMW 3-Series (E90/E92)Heat-cracked coil housings on N54 turbo, especially cylinders 2 and 5

Cout de reparation de P0352 pour BMW 3-Series (E90/E92)

Couts estimes pour les proprietaires de BMW 3-Series (E90/E92)ajuste a la hausse par rapport a la moyenne en raison du prix des pieces specifiques a BMW

Reparation Cout des pieces Cout de main-d'oeuvre Estimation totale Difficulte en autonomie
Replace single ignition coil €38–€150 €38–€113 €75–€263 Facile
Replace coil + spark plug on cylinder 2 €56–€200 €50–€150 €106–€350 Facile
Replace full coil set + all spark plugs €225–€750 €100–€313 €325–€1063 Moderee
Repair or replace coil harness / connector pigtail €19–€75 €75–€225 €94–€300 Moderee
Valve cover gasket + coil + plug (oil-fouled well) €75–€275 €188–€500 €263–€775 Moderee

Prix estimes au March 2026. Les couts varient selon la region, le vehicule et le garage.

Honda

P0352 sur Honda Civic (8th/9th gen)

2006-2015

R18 1.8L SOHC has a durable coil-on-plug setup. When P0352 shows up here it's more often the plug or a loose connector than a dead coil.

Quelles sont les causes de P0352 sur une Honda Civic (8th/9th gen) ?

Honda Civic (8th/9th gen)Iridium plug (NGK IZFR6K11) worn past 160,000 km service interval
Honda Civic (8th/9th gen)Coil connector locking tab broken, letting the plug back out under vibration

Cout de reparation de P0352 pour Honda Civic (8th/9th gen)

Couts estimes pour les proprietaires de Honda Civic (8th/9th gen)ajuste a la baisse par rapport a la moyenne en raison du prix des pieces specifiques a Honda

Reparation Cout des pieces Cout de main-d'oeuvre Estimation totale Difficulte en autonomie
Replace single ignition coil €26–€102 €26–€77 €51–€179 Facile
Replace coil + spark plug on cylinder 2 €38–€136 €34–€102 €72–€238 Facile
Replace full coil set + all spark plugs €153–€510 €68–€213 €221–€723 Moderee
Repair or replace coil harness / connector pigtail €13–€51 €51–€153 €64–€204 Moderee
Valve cover gasket + coil + plug (oil-fouled well) €51–€187 €128–€340 €179–€527 Moderee

Prix estimes au March 2026. Les couts varient selon la region, le vehicule et le garage.

Ces codes apparaissent souvent avec P0352 ou indiquent des problemes connexes :

Questions frequentes sur P0352

Which cylinder is coil B on my engine?

Coil B is cylinder 2 by the engine's factory numbering, not the second coil from the front of the valve cover. On transverse V6s, boxer fours, and some inline sixes the numbering isn't obvious. Check the service manual or a decal on the intake before you start swapping parts.

Can I just swap coils and drive on it?

Swapping coil #2 with coil #1 to see if the code follows is a legit diagnostic step. But if the CEL is flashing, you're melting the catalytic converter every kilometer. Do the swap, then either fix it or park it within a day or two.

I replaced the coil and P0352 came back the next day. Why?

Three usual suspects: a defective new coil (common with €10 no-name parts from marketplaces), a worn spark plug you didn't replace, or a wiring/connector fault that killed the original and just killed the new one. Check the plug and connector before buying a third coil.

Should I replace all coils at once or just #2?

If the coils are original and past 150,000 km, replacing the set saves you from chasing P0351, P0353, and P0354 over the next year. If the car is newer or the coil failed from something external like oil intrusion, just do the one.

Will P0352 fail a technical inspection?

Yes. An active CEL is an automatic fail on MOT/emissions checks across the EU and most US states. Clearing the code right before the test also fails, since readiness monitors won't be set.

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