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.
- P1543Oldsmobile · PowertrainA/C System Performance
- P1543Saturn · PowertrainA/C System Performance
- P1543Volkswagen · PowertrainThrottle Actuation Potentiometer Signal Too Low
- P1544BMW · PowertrainPedal Position Sensor
- P1544Buick · PowertrainA/C Refrigerant Condition Very Low
- P1544Cadillac · PowertrainA/C Refrigerant Condition Very Low
- P1544Chevrolet · PowertrainA/C Refrigerant Condition Very Low
- P1544Chrysler · PowertrainA/C Refrigerant Condition Very Low
- P1544GM · PowertrainA/C Refrigerant Condition Very Low
- P1544GMC · PowertrainA/C Refrigerant Condition Very Low
- P1544Oldsmobile · PowertrainA/C Refrigerant Condition Very Low
- P1544Saturn · PowertrainA/C Refrigerant Condition Very Low
- P1544Subaru · PowertrainHigh Exhaust Temperature Detected
- P1544Volkswagen · PowertrainThrottle Actuation Potentiometer Signal Too High
- P1545BMW · PowertrainPedal Position Sensor
- P1545Buick · PowertrainA/C Clutch Relay Control Circuit
- P1545Cadillac · PowertrainA/C Clutch Relay Control Circuit
- P1545Chevrolet · PowertrainA/C Clutch Relay Control Circuit
- P1545Chrysler · PowertrainA/C Clutch Relay Control Circuit
- P1545GM · PowertrainA/C Clutch Relay Control Circuit
- P1545GMC · PowertrainA/C Clutch Relay Control Circuit
- P1545Oldsmobile · PowertrainA/C Clutch Relay Control Circuit
- P1545Saturn · PowertrainA/C Clutch Relay Control Circuit
- P1545Volkswagen · PowertrainThrottle Position Control Malfunction
- P1546BMW · PowertrainPedal Position Sensor
- P1546Buick · PowertrainAir Conditioning (A/C) Clutch Feedback Circuit Low Voltage
- P1546Cadillac · PowertrainAir Conditioning (A/C) Clutch Feedback Circuit Low Voltage
- P1546Chevrolet · PowertrainAir Conditioning (A/C) Clutch Feedback Circuit Low Voltage
- P1546Chrysler · PowertrainAir Conditioning (A/C) Clutch Feedback Circuit Low Voltage
- P1546GM · PowertrainAir Conditioning (A/C) Clutch Feedback Circuit Low Voltage
