Ford fault codes
413 Ford OBD-II fault codes: what each one means, and how to track it down.
How to read a code
- P
- SystemPowertrain
- 0
- Defined bySAE, the same on every car
- 4
- AreaAuxiliary emission controls
- 20
- FaultThe specific fault in that area
Read the code
Note every stored and pending code your scanner shows, such as P0420.
Find it
Search by code or by words. For a manufacturer code (P1, B1, C1, U1) pick your make: its meaning differs by make.
Open the code
Its page explains the symptoms, likely causes, the checks to run and the fixes.
- P1482Ford · PowertrainSCP
- P1483Ford · PowertrainPower to Cooling Fan Exceeded Normal Draw
- P1484Ford · PowertrainVariable Load Control Module Pin 1 Open
- P1485Ford · PowertrainEGRV Circuit Malfunction
- P1500Ford · PowertrainVehicle Speed Sensor Intermittent
- P1501Ford · PowertrainProgrammable Speedometer & Odometer Module Vehicle Speed Sensor Intermittent Circuit Failure
- P1502Ford · PowertrainInvalid or Missing Vehicle Speed Message or Brake Data
- P1504Ford · PowertrainIntake Air Control Circuit Malfunction
- P1505Ford · PowertrainIdle Air Control System at Adaptive Clip
- P1506Ford · PowertrainIdle Air Control Over Speed Error
- P1507Ford · PowertrainIdle Air Control Under Speed Error
- P1512Ford · PowertrainIntake Manifold Runner Control Stuck Closed
- P1513Ford · PowertrainIntake Manifold Runner Control Stuck Closed
- P1516Ford · PowertrainIntake Manifold Runner Control Input Error
- P1517Ford · PowertrainIntake Manifold Runner Control Input Error
- P1518Ford · PowertrainIntake Manifold Runner Control Fault Stuck Open
- P1519Ford · PowertrainIntake Manifold Runner Control Stuck Open
- P1520Ford · PowertrainIntake Manifold Runner Control Circuit Fault
- P1530Ford · PowertrainOpen or Short to A/C Compressor Clutch Circuit
- P1531Ford · PowertrainInvalid Test Accelerator Pedal Movement
- P1532Ford · PowertrainIMCC Circuit Malfunction Bank B
- P1533Ford · PowertrainAAI Circuit Malfunction
- P1534Ford · PowertrainInertia Switch Activated
- P1536Ford · PowertrainParking Brake Switch Circuit Failure
- P1537Ford · PowertrainIntake Manifold Runner Control Stuck Open
- P1538Ford · PowertrainIntake Manifold Runner Control Stuck Open
- P1539Ford · PowertrainPower to A/C Compressor Clutch Circuit Exceeded Normal Current Draw
- P1549Ford · PowertrainIntake Manifold Temperature Valve Vacuum Actuator Connection
- P1550Ford · PowertrainPower Steering Pressure Sensor Out of Self-Test Range
- P1565Ford · PowertrainSpeed Control Command Switch Out of Range High