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Powertrain Codes (P-Codes): Full List

Powertrain codes start with P and cover the engine, fuel and ignition systems, emission controls and the transmission. They are the codes that most often turn on the check engine light and the ones most relevant to a smog check or emissions test. The third character narrows it down: 1–2 fuel and air metering, 3 ignition and misfire, 4 emission controls, 5 speed and idle, 6 computer and outputs, 7–9 transmission, A hybrid.

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P1281 Jeep · Powertrain Your Jeep's engine didn't reach operating temperature in time, most often due to a stuck-open… Low P1285 Ford · Powertrain Ford's cylinder head temperature sensor reports the engine is overheating. Pull over and shut… Critical P1289 Ford · Powertrain The CHT sensor signal on your Ford is stuck near 5 volts, which the PCM reads as an impossibly… Moderate P1295 Hyundai · Powertrain Hyundai's engine computer no longer trusts the electronic throttle and has cut power as… High P1296 Volkswagen · Powertrain The VW ECU saw coolant temperature behave differently from its model – usually a sensor… Low P1297 Volkswagen · Powertrain Boost is escaping between turbo and throttle body – usually a split hose or a leaking diverter… Moderate P1298 Honda · Powertrain The ELD signal that tells the PCM how much current the car is drawing is stuck too high. Low P1299 Ford · Powertrain The engine got so hot that the Ford PCM is shutting off fuel to cylinders to save it. Stop… Critical P1300 Toyota · Powertrain Toyota's ECM fires ignition coil No. 1 but gets no confirmation pulse (IGF) back from its… Moderate P1305 Toyota · Powertrain The igniter in Toyota coil No. 2 stops confirming its sparks, often only once the engine is hot. Moderate P1310 Toyota · Powertrain No spark confirmation from one Toyota coil: No. 3 on four-cylinders, but a different coil… Moderate P1320 Nissan · Powertrain The Nissan ECM isn't seeing the ignition primary signal it expects while the engine cranks… Moderate P1326 Hyundai · Powertrain Hyundai's KSDS software heard vibration typical of worn rod bearings and put the engine in limp… Critical P1326 Kia · Powertrain Kia's engine computer detected early rod-bearing wear through the knock sensor and capped… Critical P1336 Ford · Powertrain The Ford PCM sees the cam and crank signals out of step, usually from a mistimed or worn cam… Moderate P1340 Volkswagen · Powertrain The cam signal no longer lines up with the crank signal – often a jumped belt or stretched… High P1345 Chevrolet · Powertrain The cam signal is out of step with the crank signal; on Vortec engines usually a mis-set… Moderate P1346 Toyota · Powertrain Toyota's ECM sees the intake cam signal in the wrong place relative to the crankshaft signal. Moderate P1349 Toyota · Powertrain Toyota's VVT-i system isn't moving the intake camshaft to the position the ECM is asking for. Moderate P1354 Toyota · Powertrain On a Toyota V6 or V8, the bank 2 intake camshaft isn't reaching the timing the ECM commands. Moderate P1361 Honda · Powertrain The top dead center (TDC) sensor signal keeps dropping out for a moment while the engine… Moderate P1362 Honda · Powertrain The PCM gets no signal at all from the top dead center (TDC) sensor; stalling or a no-start… High P1380 Chevrolet · Powertrain A misfire was detected, and the ABS module couldn't supply rough-road data to confirm it wasn't… Moderate P1381 Chevrolet · Powertrain A misfire was detected while the PCM had lost contact with the ABS module that supplies… Moderate P1391 Jeep · Powertrain The PCM keeps briefly losing the cam or crank position signal, which can make your Jeep stumble… Moderate P1399 Honda · Powertrain An older Honda's PCM counted misfires that jump between cylinders instead of staying in one. Moderate P1400 Ford · Powertrain The Ford PCM sees the EGR pressure-feedback (DPFE) sensor signal stuck below its normal minimum… Low P1401 Ford · Powertrain The Ford DPFE sensor that measures EGR flow is sending a voltage above anything it should… Low P1404 Chevrolet · Powertrain The electric EGR valve on a Chevy isn't fully closing when the PCM commands it shut. Low P1405 Ford · Powertrain Ford's EGR flow sensor isn't getting exhaust pressure on its upstream port: loose, split… Low

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