DTC codes
Look up an OBD-II fault code: what it means on every car or on your make, 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.
- P1270Lincoln · PowertrainEngine RPM or Vehicle Speed Limiter Reached
- P1270Mazda · PowertrainEngine RPM or Vehicle Speed Limit Reached
- P1270Mercury · PowertrainEngine RPM or Vehicle Speed Limiter Reached
- P1270Oldsmobile · PowertrainAccelerator Pedal Position Sensor A/D Converter Error
- P1270Other · PowertrainEngine RPM Or Speed Limiter Reached
- P1270Saturn · PowertrainAccelerator Pedal Position Sensor A/D Converter Error
- P1271BMW · PowertrainAmbient Air Pressure Sensor Electrical
- P1271Buick · PowertrainAPP Sensor 1-2 Performance
- P1271Cadillac · PowertrainAPP Sensor 1-2 Performance
- P1271Chevrolet · PowertrainAPP Sensor 1-2 Performance
- P1271Chrysler · PowertrainAPP Sensor 1-2 Performance
- P1271Ford · PowertrainCylinder #1 High To Low Side Open
- P1271GM · PowertrainAPP Sensor 1 2 Performance
- P1271GMC · PowertrainAPP Sensor 1 2 Performance
- P1271Lincoln · PowertrainCylinder 1 High To Low Side Open
- P1271Mercury · PowertrainCylinder 1 High To Low Side Open
- P1271Oldsmobile · PowertrainAPP Sensor 1-2 Performance
- P1271Other · PowertrainCylinder #1 High To Low Side Open
- P1271Saturn · PowertrainAPP Sensor 1-2 Performance
- P1272Buick · PowertrainAccelerator Pedal Position Sensor 2
- P1272Cadillac · PowertrainAccelerator Pedal Position Sensor 2
- P1272Chevrolet · PowertrainAccelerator Pedal Position Sensor 2
- P1272Chrysler · PowertrainAccelerator Pedal Position Sensor 2
- P1272Ford · PowertrainCylinder #2 High To Low Side Open
- P1272GM · PowertrainAccelerator Pedal Position Sensor 2
- P1272GMC · PowertrainAccelerator Pedal Position Sensor 2
- P1272Lincoln · PowertrainCylinder 2 High To Low Side Open
- P1272Mercury · PowertrainCylinder 2 High To Low Side Open
- P1272Oldsmobile · PowertrainAccelerator Pedal Position Sensor 2
- P1272Other · PowertrainCylinder #2 High To Low Side Open
