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P0340 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for August 2010

CMP Sensor Circuit Malfunction


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2002 Hyundai Sonata 2.4L Cuts out, Stall VIN: KMHWF25S82
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor 'A' Circuit Malfunction. Hello iatn friends. Today i got stuck on this car from hell to find out its been all around town with no luck. The owner has spent tons of cash on this turd. It started with a hestation and after 3 days it became a running issue. The first shop found a shorted...
August 03, 2010
2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on, MIL flash VIN: 3C4FY48B34
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. Customer had vehicle towed in at the end of May this year at 64,494 miles stating mil illumninated at freeway speeds -vehicle started shaking like clutch was not disengaged. Vehicle did not stall but had no power to accelerate. Found related TSB indicating cam...
August 04, 2010
2000 Toyota Tacoma SR5 3.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4TAWN72N8Y
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. Here is an interesting one: This vehicle has very low actual mileage. Tested and replaced Cam positon sensor. Cam sensor tested good but replaced it anyway. Problem remains. Tested and replaced crank shaft position sensor as well as a poor signal from this has...
August 11, 2010
1998 Chevrolet C1500 Silverado 4.3L no start VIN: 1GCEC19W6W
P0340: CMP Sensor Circuit Malfunction. truck was missing intermittenly cam sensor code replaced sensor now no start. sounds like timing is off backfiring now reinstalled old one same problem
August 13, 2010
2003 Mazda 6 i 2.3L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on, Abs light VIN: 1YVHR80C33
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. ... run very rough, I hooked wu IDS and got a code P0340 scope tested the CMp signal and would drop out when wiggling the conector, The shop has alredy replaced the CMP, So I removed the pins and recrimped the terminals and bac...
August 17, 2010
2003 Ford Escort ZX2 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 3FAKP1131Y
P0340: cmp code. ... Customer stated it just started acting bad while driveing and died. It runs really rough at idle and will not rev up. Sounds like 4 crossed plug wires-really bad. Did rev up once while pulling into the shop-hit around 3000 and took off then i had to let of...
August 23, 2010
2001 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1JC52401
P0340: CMP Sensor Circuit Malfunction. car came in for hard starting with codes for crank and cam sensors both sensors were replaced also during further testing ignition module was found to be faulty and was replaced. after repairs same thing came back. when cranking it feels like timing is off. it...
August 24, 2010
2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.8L Surge, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1FTNX21S3Y
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. Thank You in advance. This truck runs perfect at idle. When I raise the idle above 1300 rpm, the engine starts to cut out and die until it gets back to 1000 rpm, then it starts back up again, popping and farting (above idle). First I tested the cam sensor and ...
August 26, 2010