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.
- P1481Ford · PowertrainFan Secondary Low with High Fans On
- P1481Jeep · PowertrainEATX RPM Pulse Generator Signal For Misfire Detection
- P1481Lincoln · PowertrainFan Secondary Low with High Fans On
- P1481Mercedes-Benz · PowertrainGlow Plug Failure
- P1481Mercury · PowertrainFan Secondary Low with High Fans On
- P1481Other · PowertrainFan Secondary Low With High Fan On
- P1481Plymouth · PowertrainEATX RPM pulse generator signal for misfire detection
- P1481Pontiac · PowertrainEATX RPM pulse generator signal for misfire detection
- P1482Dodge · PowertrainCatalyst Temperature Sensor Circuit Shorted Low
- P1482Ford · PowertrainSCP
- P1482Jeep · PowertrainCatalyst Temperature Sensor Circuit Shorted Low
- P1482Lincoln · PowertrainSCP
- P1482Mercedes-Benz · PowertrainPreglow Control Module N142
- P1482Mercury · PowertrainSCP
- P1482Other · PowertrainSCP
- P1482Plymouth · PowertrainCatalyst Temperature Sensor Circuit Shorted Low
- P1482Pontiac · PowertrainCatalyst Temperature Sensor Circuit Shorted Low
- P1483Buick · PowertrainEngine Coolilng System Performance
- P1483Cadillac · PowertrainEngine Cooling System Performance
- P1483Chevrolet · PowertrainEngine Coolilng System Performance
- P1483Chrysler · PowertrainEngine Coolilng System Performance
- P1483Dodge · PowertrainCatalyst Temperature Sensor Circuit Shorted High
- P1483Ford · PowertrainPower to Cooling Fan Exceeded Normal Draw
- P1483GM · PowertrainEngine Coolilng System Performance
- P1483GMC · PowertrainEngine Coolilng System Performance
- P1483Jeep · PowertrainCatalyst Temperature Sensor Circuit Shorted High
- P1483Lincoln · PowertrainPower to Cooling Fan Exceeded Normal Draw
- P1483Mercury · PowertrainPower to Cooling Fan Exceeded Normal Draw
- P1483Oldsmobile · PowertrainEngine Cooling System Performance
- P1483Other · PowertrainPower To Fan Circuit Overcurrent
