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.
- P1500Oldsmobile · PowertrainStarter Signal Circuit
- P1500Other · PowertrainVehicle Speed Sensor Intermittent
- P1500Saturn · PowertrainStarter Signal Circuit
- P1500Subaru · PowertrainRadiator Fan Relay 1 Circuit Malfunction
- P1500Suzuki · PowertrainEngine Starter Signal Circuit Fault
- P1500Toyota · PowertrainStarter Signal Circuit
- P1500Volkswagen · PowertrainFuel Pump Relay Electrical Circuit Malfunction
- P1501BMW · PowertrainIdle Speed Control Valve Stuck Closed
- P1501Buick · PowertrainVehicle Speed Sensor Circuit Intermittent
- P1501Cadillac · PowertrainVehicle Speed Sensor Circuit Intermittent
- P1501Chevrolet · PowertrainVehicle Speed Sensor Circuit Intermittent
- P1501Chrysler · PowertrainVehicle Speed Sensor Circuit Intermittent
- P1501Ford · PowertrainProgrammable Speedometer & Odometer Module Vehicle Speed Sensor Intermittent Circuit Failure
- P1501GM · PowertrainVehicle Speed Sensor Circuit Intermittent
- P1501GMC · PowertrainVehicle Speed Sensor Circuit Intermittent
- P1501Lincoln · PowertrainProgrammable Speedometer & Odometer Module Vehicle Speed Sensor Intermittent Circuit Failure
- P1501Mercury · PowertrainProgrammable Speedometer & Odometer Module Vehicle Speed Sensor Intermittent Circuit Failure
- P1501Oldsmobile · PowertrainVehicle Speed Sensor Circuit Intermittent
- P1501Other · PowertrainVehicle Speed Sensor Out Of Self Test Range
- P1501Saturn · PowertrainVehicle Speed Sensor Circuit Intermittent
- P1501Subaru · PowertrainIdle Control System Malfunction Fail Safe
- P1501Volkswagen · PowertrainFuel Pump Relay Circuit Short To Ground
- P1502BMW · PowertrainIdle Speed Control Valve Closing Solenoid Control Circuit Signal High Or Low
- P1502Buick · PowertrainTheft Deterrent System No Password Received
- P1502Cadillac · PowertrainTheft Deterrent System No Password Received
- P1502Chevrolet · PowertrainTheft Deterrent System No Password Received
- P1502Chrysler · PowertrainTheft Deterrent System No Password Received
- P1502Ford · PowertrainInvalid or Missing Vehicle Speed Message or Brake Data
- P1502GM · PowertrainTheft Deterrent System No Password Received
- P1502GMC · PowertrainTheft Deterrent System No Password Received
