Loss of power: Codes, Causes & Fixes

P0302 Powertrain Cylinder 2 keeps misfiring. On inline engines it's a middle cylinder, so rule out coolant… Moderate P0174 Powertrain The cylinder bank without cylinder 1 is running lean even with the maximum fuel correction… Moderate P0301 Powertrain Cylinder 1 is repeatedly failing to fire. The cause is almost always its coil, plug, injector… Moderate P0014 Powertrain The bank 1 exhaust cam won't follow its target and stays too far advanced; think oil, valve… Moderate P0101 Powertrain The MAF sensor's airflow reading doesn't match what the engine computer expects… Low P0093 Powertrain Rail pressure is dropping faster than injection explains: fuel may be escaping. Stop and check… Critical

P0302 Powertrain Cylinder 2 keeps misfiring. On inline engines it's a middle cylinder, so rule out coolant… Moderate P0303 Powertrain Cylinder 3 is misfiring. Check whether it misses at idle or under load before you blame… Moderate P0304 Powertrain Cylinder 4 is misfiring. Its end or rear position makes water, oil and intake leaks common… Moderate P0305 Powertrain Cylinder 5 is misfiring. First job: work out which bank it sits on, because that decides what… Moderate P0306 Powertrain Cylinder 6 is misfiring. On an inline-six it's the hot rear cylinder; on GM and Hemi V8s it can… Moderate P0307 Powertrain Cylinder 7 is misfiring. On GM and Hemi V8s it's a cylinder-deactivation cylinder, so check… Moderate P0308 Powertrain Cylinder 8 is misfiring. It's a rear V8 cylinder against the firewall, so its plug is often… Moderate P0321 Powertrain The rpm signal is there but erratic: extra or missing pulses the computer can't trust. Expect… Moderate P0325 Powertrain The computer isn't getting a usable signal from knock sensor 1, so it pulls timing to protect… Low P0326 Powertrain Knock sensor 1 works electrically, but what it hears doesn't match what the computer expects. Low P0327 Powertrain Knock sensor 1's signal is too weak or pulled to ground: usually wiring, water or a loose… Low P0328 Powertrain Knock sensor 1's signal is too strong: a short to voltage, electrical noise or a genuinely… Low P0330 Powertrain The second knock sensor, usually the one for the bank without cylinder 1, has a circuit fault. Low P0332 Powertrain Knock sensor 2 reads too low. On a V engine it's the bank without cylinder 1; on some fours… Low P0336 Powertrain Crank signal present but implausible: damaged teeth, a slipped balancer ring or debris confuse… Moderate P0340 Powertrain The computer lost the camshaft signal on bank 1. Expect long cranking, less power… Moderate P0341 Powertrain The bank 1 cam signal lands at the wrong crank angle, often from a stretched chain or a sticky… Moderate P0342 Powertrain The bank 1 cam sensor signal stays near 0 volts. Often a weak battery, a pinched wire… Moderate P0343 Powertrain The bank 1 cam signal is stuck high: an unlatched connector, broken ground or open wire after… Moderate P0345 Powertrain The cam sensor on bank 2, the side without cylinder 1, has a missing or faulty signal on a V6… Moderate P0346 Powertrain Bank 2's cam signal arrives out of position. On V6/V8s that often means a bank 2 chain, guide… Moderate P0351 Powertrain The engine computer found an electrical fault in coil A, the coil that fires cylinder 1 on most… Moderate P0352 Powertrain Coil B, normally on cylinder 2, has a circuit fault. Where cylinder 2 sits depends… Moderate P0353 Powertrain The circuit for coil C, which fires cylinder 3, failed its electrical check. Wiring is a big… Moderate P0355 Powertrain Coil E, the coil for cylinder 5, has an electrical fault. Only engines with five or more… Moderate P0356 Powertrain The coil F circuit for cylinder 6 failed its check. On inline sixes it's the coil… Moderate P0357 Powertrain Coil G, which fires cylinder 7 on V8s, has an electrical fault. On GM trucks it sits by… Moderate P0365 Powertrain The exhaust cam sensor on bank 1 has lost its signal. Usually a heat-damaged sensor… Low P0366 Powertrain Bank 1 exhaust cam signal is out of position: chain stretch, a sticky exhaust phaser… Moderate P0402 Powertrain More exhaust is being recirculated than the ECU asked for, usually because the EGR valve won't… Moderate