Generic fault codes
9415 Generic 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.
- P0484Generic · PowertrainFan Circuit Current High
- P0485Generic · PowertrainFan Power/Ground Circuit
- P0486Generic · PowertrainEGR Sensor B Circuit
- P0487Generic · PowertrainEGR Throttle Control Circuit A /Open
- P0488Generic · PowertrainEGR Throttle Control Circuit A Range/Performance
- P0489Generic · PowertrainEGR A Control Circuit Low
- P048AGeneric · PowertrainExhaust Pressure Control Valve A Stuck Closed
- P048BGeneric · PowertrainExhaust Pressure Control Valve A Position Sensor/Switch Circuit
- P048CGeneric · PowertrainExhaust Pressure Control Valve A Position Sensor/Switch Circuit Range/Performance
- P048DGeneric · PowertrainExhaust Pressure Control Valve A Position Sensor/Switch Circuit Low
- P048EGeneric · PowertrainExhaust Pressure Control Valve A Position Sensor/Switch Circuit High
- P048FGeneric · PowertrainExhaust Pressure Control Valve A Position Sensor/Switch Circuit Intermittent/Erratic
- P0490Generic · PowertrainEGR A Control Circuit High
- P0491Generic · PowertrainAIR System Insufficient Flow Bank 1
- P0492Generic · PowertrainAIR System Insufficient Flow Bank 2
- P0493Generic · PowertrainFan Overspeed
- P0494Generic · PowertrainFan 1 Underspeed
- P0495Generic · PowertrainFan 1 Overspeed
- P0496Generic · PowertrainEVAP System High Purge Flow
- P0497Generic · PowertrainEVAP System Low Purge Flow
- P0498Generic · PowertrainEVAP System Vent Valve Control Circuit Low
- P0499Generic · PowertrainEVAP System Vent Valve Control Circuit High
- P049AGeneric · PowertrainEGR B Flow
- P049BGeneric · PowertrainEGR B Flow Insufficient Detected
- P049CGeneric · PowertrainEGR B Flow Excessive Detected
- P049DGeneric · PowertrainEGR A Control Position Exceeded Learning Limit
- P049EGeneric · PowertrainEGR B Control Position Exceeded Learning Limit
- P049FGeneric · PowertrainExhaust Pressure Control Valve B
- P04A0Generic · PowertrainExhaust Pressure Control Valve B Range/Performance
- P04A1Generic · PowertrainExhaust Pressure Control Valve B Low
