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P0012 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for March 2007

Camshaft Position 'A' Over-Retarded (Bank 1)


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0012
Help Request Posted
2002 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWSE69MX2
P0012: intake camshaft position sensor timing over retarded b1. I am out of my comfort zone with this vw and would welcome any help. After our motor tech replaced the head and valves and timing belt this vehicle started up great and runs like a scalded dog. The problem is that these cam codes keep coming back first as pend...
March 07, 2007
2003 Infiniti I35 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JNKDA31A13
P0012: intake valve timing bank 2. ... restore, we had a SES light and engine miss and ping, short history this car is alway runs low on oil between oil changes, as far as down to less than a qt..we checked codes and found P0011 and P0012 intake valve timing banks 1 and 2 after reading here we ...
March 09, 2007
2003 Mazda 6 i 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1YVFP80C43
P0012: Camshaft Position Timing Over - Retarded (Right Hand). ... some advice on. The complaint is the MIL light is on. Code P0012 B1 A-Cam position timing over retarded is stored. First I made sure the oil level was full. Then I tested the oil control valve. I manually applied power and ground to the valve, but the spoo...
March 15, 2007
2004 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 1.8L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWSE69M44
P0012: camshaft A advance setpoint not reached. Car was towed in with complaint of no throttle response. Initially it was crank no start. I noticed there was no MIL. Left the key on and went to get the laptop. When I returned the MIL was on and the ECM did communicate with many stored faults including P0688...
March 22, 2007