We do not have a full sheet for this code yet, with its causes and checks. What you see here comes from the OBD2 code standard.
Official name (SAE)
Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor A Circuit Range/Performance
System
Engine and transmission (P)
Group
Air and fuel metering
Code type
Generic code: it means the same on every make.
What do I do now?
If the engine light flashes, the car loses a lot of power, overheats or the brakes fail, stop somewhere safe and call for assistance.
If the car drives normally, book a garage and show them this code: its exact meaning and the cause depend on each model.
Tell us what you notice: the diagnosis takes the code, your car and the symptoms into account.
Where is it on the car?
A generic X-ray car with this code's area marked in red: engine. It is a guide, not the layout of your model.
Related faults in the database
High-pressure pump shedding metal particles on 2.0 TDI common rail: rough running and no startInjection / turbo
Engine / equipment
2.0 TDI common rail (in the US, codes CBEA and CJAA) of the Golf VI and Jetta
Period mentioned
2009–2012 in the US bulletin
Symptoms
Engine warning light, judder or rough running and, in the end, the engine cranks but does not start. Possible codes: P0087 (rail pressure too low), P0088 (too high) or P0191 (rail pressure sensor).
Possible cause described
Volkswagen explains in a US technical bulletin (June 2015) that, if no cause is found after checking everything else, metal particles must be looked for inside the high-pressure pump, by removing the N290 fuel metering valve. The particles come from the pump's internal wear and can reach the rest of the circuit. The bulletin also asks to check the misfuelling guard in the filler neck (so that petrol cannot get in).
Check for the garage
This is garage work: measure the pump's supply pressure, injector leakage and the N276 valve, and only at the end look for particles in the pump. If there are any, the pump usually has to be replaced and whatever received the particles cleaned or replaced.
Cost cited in the source
No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.