P3406
Cylinder 1 Exhaust Valve Control Circuit PerformanceP3406 is a generic OBD-II powertrain diagnostic trouble code: Cylinder 1 Exhaust Valve Control Circuit Performance. It is logged by the engine control unit when the powertrain monitor detects that a specific fault threshold has been exceeded — typically resulting in the malfunction-indicator lamp (MIL / check-engine light) being illuminated.
Detailed reference content for P3406 is being prepared. What you see above — the code's group, system, and the software disable option below — is accurate and complete; the long-form explainer, common causes, symptoms, and diagnostic steps will appear here once they have been reviewed.
Related powertrain codes
- P3400 — Cylinder Deactivation System Bank 1
- P3401 — Cylinder 1 Deactivation/Intake Valve Control Circuit/Open
- P3402 — Cylinder 1 Deactivation/Intake Valve Control Circuit Performance
- P3403 — Cylinder 1 Deactivation/Intake Valve Control Circuit Low
- P3404 — Cylinder 1 Deactivation/Intake Valve Control Circuit High
- P3405 — Cylinder 1 Exhaust Valve Control Circuit/Open
Disabling P3406 in software
RaceTune can permanently disable P3406 — and any other OBD-II diagnostic trouble code — on every ECU family we support. The monitor is disabled inside the ECU itself, so the fault stops being logged: the warning light stays off and the engine never enters limp mode for this code. The change is tied to your exact software version.
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