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.
- P1635Lincoln · PowertrainTire Axle Ratio Out of Acceptable Range
- P1635Mercury · PowertrainTire Axle Ratio Out of Acceptable Range
- P1635Oldsmobile · Powertrain5 Volt Reference 1 Circuit
- P1635Other · PowertrainTire / Axle Ratio Out of Acceptable Range
- P1635Saturn · Powertrain5 Volt Reference 1 Circuit
- P1635Volkswagen · PowertrainData Bus Powertrain Missing Message From Air Condition Control
- P1636BMW · PowertrainThrottle Valve Control Circuit
- P1636Buick · PowertrainPCM Stack Overrun
- P1636Cadillac · PowertrainPCM Stack Overrun
- P1636Chevrolet · PowertrainPCM Stack Overrun
- P1636Ford · PowertrainInductive Signature Chip Communication Error
- P1636GM · PowertrainPCM Stack Overrun
- P1636GMC · PowertrainPCM Stack Overrun
- P1636Lincoln · PowertrainInductive Signature Chip Communication Error
- P1636Mercury · PowertrainInductive Signature Chip Communication Error
- P1636Oldsmobile · PowertrainPCM Stack Overrun
- P1636Other · PowertrainInductive Signature Chip Communication Error
- P1636Saturn · PowertrainPCM Stack Overrun
- P1636Volkswagen · PowertrainData Bus Powertrain Missing Message From Airbag Control
- P1637BMW · PowertrainThrottle Valve Position Control Control Deviation
- P1637Buick · PowertrainGenerator L-Terminal Circuit
- P1637Cadillac · PowertrainGenerator L-Terminal Circuit
- P1637Chevrolet · PowertrainGenerator L-Terminal Circuit
- P1637GM · PowertrainGenerator L-Terminal Circuit
- P1637GMC · PowertrainGenerator L-Terminal Circuit
- P1637Jaguar · PowertrainCAN Link ECM ABS Control Module Circuit Network
- P1637Oldsmobile · PowertrainGenerator L-Terminal Circuit
- P1637Other · PowertrainCan Link ECM/ABSCM Circuit / Network Malfunction
- P1637Saturn · PowertrainGenerator L-Terminal Circuit
- P1637Volkswagen · PowertrainData Bus Powertrain Missing Message From Central Electronic Control
