# Error Code P32

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/error-code-p32/17285>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 27, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/error-code-p32/17285 "2008-07-27T16:43:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Supergrover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@Supergrover](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Supergrover)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/error-code-p32/17285/1 "2008-07-27T16:43:15Z")

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I have a 2003 Subaru Legacy Outback. A friend of mine did a diagnostic on it the other day and P32 came back as the code. Can anyone tell me what this means?  
  
 He thinks it’s the Oxygen Sensor

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/error-code-p32/17285/2 "2008-07-27T19:18:25Z")

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You have a couple of digits missing in your code. I assume you mean code P0032 which is, HO2S Heater Control Circuit High (Bank 1, Sensor 1). If that is correct then the code means there is something causing a high resistance in the heater circuit for the O2 sensor. Most likely a bad connection to it or the heater element is shot. A resistance test on the heater elememnt connections will tell the story on that.