Category: OBDii Powertrain Codes

P0224 Throttle/Petal Position Sensor/Switch B Circuit Intermittent Possible causes – Faulty Throttle Position Sensor (TPS)– Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) harness is open or shorted– Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) circuit poor electrical connection What about the obd code? An intermittent voltage from the Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) is sent to Engine Control Module (ECM). Symptoms –…

P0225 Throttle Pedal Position Sensor/Switch C Circuit Possible causes – Faulty Throttle Position Sensor (TPS)– Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) harness is open or shorted– Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) circuit poor electrical connection What about the obd code? An unexpected voltage from the Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) is sent to Engine Control Module (ECM). Symptoms –…

P0226 Throttle Pedal Position Sensor/Switch C Circuit Possible causes – Faulty Throttle Position Sensor (TPS)– Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) harness is open or shorted– Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) circuit poor electrical connection What about the obd code? An out of range voltage from the Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) is sent to Engine Control Module (ECM)….

P0227 Throttle Pedal Position Sensor/Switch C Circuit Low Possible causes – Faulty Throttle Position Sensor (TPS)– Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) harness is open or shorted– Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) circuit poor electrical connection What about the obd code? An excessively low voltage from the Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) is sent to Engine Control Module (ECM)….

P0228 Throttle Pedal Position Sensor/Switch C Circuit High Possible causes – Faulty Throttle Position Sensor (TPS)– Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) harness is open or shorted– Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) circuit poor electrical connection What about the obd code? An excessively high voltage from the Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) is sent to Engine Control Module (ECM)….

P0229 Throttle/Petal Position Sensor/Switch C Circuit Intermittent Possible causes – Faulty Throttle Position Sensor (TPS)– Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) harness is open or shorted– Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) circuit poor electrical connection What about the obd code? An Intermittent voltage from the Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) is sent to Engine Control Module (ECM). Symptoms –…

P0220 Throttle Position Sensor 2 Circuit Possible causes – Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) harness is open or shorted– Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) circuit poor electrical connection– Faulty Throttle Position Sensor (TPS)– Fault Electric Throttle Control Actuator (or Throttle Body Motor)– Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor (APP) What about the obd code? An unexpected voltage from the…

P0221 Throttle Valve Potentiometer 2 Plausibility To Air Mass Possible causes – Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) harness is open or shorted– Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) circuit poor electrical connection– Faulty Throttle Position Sensor (TPS)– Fault Electric Throttle Control Actuator (or Throttle Body Motor)– Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor (APP) What about the obd code? An unexpected…

P0222 Throttle Pedal Position Sensor/Switch B Circuit Low Possible causes – Faulty Throttle position sensor– Throttle position sensor harness is open or shorted– Throttle position sensor poor electrical connection What about the obd code? An excessively low voltage from the Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) is sent to Engine Control Module (ECM). Symptoms – Engine Light…

P0223 Throttle Pedal Position Sensor/Switch B Circuit High Possible causes – Faulty Throttle position sensor– Throttle position sensor harness is open or shorted– Throttle position sensor poor electrical connection What about the obd code? An excessively high voltage from the Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) is sent to Engine Control Module (ECM). Symptoms – Engine Light…

P0214 Cold Start Injector 2 Malfunction Symptoms – Engine Light ON (or Service Engine Soon Warning Light)

P0215 Fuel Injection Pump Control Circuit Possible causes – Faulty fuel pump– Fuel pump harness is open or shorted– Fuel pump circuit poor electrical connection– Faulty fuel pump relay– Poor electrical Engine Control Module (ECM)– Faulty ECM Symptoms – Engine Light ON (or Service Engine Soon Warning Light) P0215 Description The Engine Control Module (ECM)…

P0216 Injection Timing Control Circuit Malfunction Possible causes – Fuel Injection Pump Gear Alignment– Fuel Filter Restriction– Transfer Pump Inlet Restriction– Faulty Fuel Injection Pump Symptoms – Engine Light ON (or Service Engine Soon Warning Light) P0216 Description The Engine Control Module (ECM) monitors the Fuel Injection Pump operation with the ignition ON. The P0216…

P0217 Engine Overheat Condition Possible causes – Faulty cooling fan– Faulty Thermostat– Faulty engine temperature sensor– Cooling fan harness is open or shorted– Cooling fan poor electrical connection– Engine temperature sensor harness is open or shorted– Engine temperature sensor poor electrical connection– Improper ignition timing– Blocked radiator Tech description If the P0217 code is present…

P0218 Transmission Over Temperature Condition Possible causes – Low transmission fluid level– Transmission cooling system concerns What about the obd code? When the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) detects a high transmission fluid temperature (TFT) for a long period of time, then code P0218 will set. Symptoms – Engine Light ON (or Service Engine Soon Warning…

P0219 Engine Overspeed Condition Possible causes – Wheel slippage (water, ice, mud, and snow)– Excessive engine RPM in NEUTRAL or operated in the wrong transmission gear– Engine over-rev condition– Faulty Crankshaft position sensor Symptoms – Engine Light ON (or Service Engine Soon Warning Light) P0219 Description Indicates the vehicle has been operated in a manner…