Old Hand Fault Finder

Siemens SINAMICS G120 F07011: Drive: Motor overtemperature

What it means The motor temperature sensor or the motor temperature model reports the motor too hot.

✓ Checked against the manual (Oct 2026): meaning and actions match the official fault table. Manual page.

Likely causes

  • Motor overloaded
  • Motor ambient temperature too high
  • Sensor wire broken or not connected

Checks, in order

  1. Reduce the load
  2. Check ambient temperature and motor ventilation
  3. Measure the sensor and its wiring

Source

Source (reworded, not copied): Siemens, SINAMICS G120 Control Units CU240B-2/CU240E-2 List Manual, 02/2023, A5E33839529, section 4.2 List of faults and alarms, PDF page 870. Official manual (PDF). Fault numbers and names can differ between firmware versions.