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P0340 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for October 2006

CMP Sensor Circuit Malfunction


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0340
Help Request Posted
1999 Saab 9-3 2.0L code VIN: YS3DD78N0X
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. ... evap leak and cam code p0340, i have only generic obd2 on this car and it dose not have a cam sensor, what is this code trying to tell me? i suspect it may be related to the ignition system, it has a direct ignitoin coil over plug setup. plugs are worn and...
October 04, 2006
1999 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L Surge VIN: 1FAFP42X7X
P0340: cam sig also can be effectied by noise. Hello fellow techs, This is a good one, at least we can get the problem to occur. Symptoms: While driving vehicle at any speed spedo drops out intermittently sometimes cuts out completely. This in turn causes surging and upshift problem, also overdrive ligh...
October 13, 2006
1995 Mitsubishi Mirage ES 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: JA3AA31C75
P0340: Cam sensor circuit. ... code P0340 (cam sensor circuit) stored. Car had coolant leak from upper hose and was spraying on dist. and connector area. Before any repairs were made, the 5100 was hooked up and cam signal was checked. It was ok until harness was moved around. Waveform w...
October 13, 2006
2002 Nissan Sentra CA 1.8L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3N1CB51D82
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. Car came with no start(code P0340) but wanting to start on 1 cylinder. It does have spark on all 4 and fuel pump is running. Spark plugs were black(rich). Changed cam sensor- no help. Moved new cam sensor to crank(same sensors,dealer said)no help. Once when tr...
October 13, 2006
2001 Ford Taurus SE 2-Valve 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP55U91
P0340: cam sensor. ... with a p0340 code no complaints about running bad replaced cam sensor and rechecked sys scope pattern was good came back 1 wk ago same code tested the cam sensor scope pattern was hard to read lots of hash replaced syncro pattern was good and code was gone...
October 25, 2006
1999 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L Surge VIN: 1FAFP42X7X
P0340: cam sig also can be effectied by noise. Hello fellow techs, This is a good one, at least we can get the problem to occur. Symptoms: While driving vehicle at any speed spedo drops out intermittently sometimes cuts out completely. This in turn causes surging and upshift problem, also overdrive ligh...
October 28, 2006