# What happened to my OBD2 Port?!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happened-to-my-obd2-port/139316>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 26, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happened-to-my-obd2-port/139316 "2019-04-26T19:01:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![paulypres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f8ce5/32.png) [@paulypres](https://community.cartalk.com/u/paulypres)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happened-to-my-obd2-port/139316/1 "2019-04-26T19:01:35Z")

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Hi everyone - I am stumped.

I went to locate my OBD2 port on a 2009 Saturn Astra and it’s missing - see here:

[[Album] Missing obd2 port ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/3/37d00f76f7a7ab0b94577511ed276aa2e173fcff.jpeg "Missing obd2 port") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/5oUeUrQ)

It should be sticking out here like in this picture:  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/f/fff0dea821ac5b83e0978fa2bb3d229693d9360c.png)

What are my steps to figuring out where it is? I bought my car used, could it have been relocated? Where are common places to relocate an OBD port?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happened-to-my-obd2-port/139316/2 "2019-04-26T19:23:09Z")

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It should be below the steering column

Tester

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happened-to-my-obd2-port/139316/3 "2019-04-26T19:36:13Z")

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It’s probably behind that metal piece somewhere. What happens is that people plug in a scanner, and then they whack the scanner with their leg getting in and out of the car, which breaks the plastic clips holding the plug in the metal port.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happened-to-my-obd2-port/139316/4 "2019-04-26T22:05:32Z")

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Could it be at the end of the wire thqtloops over the stamped metal piece? I assume the top picture is your car, and the bottom is what it is supposed to look like.