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P0340 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for March 2011

CMP Sensor Circuit Malfunction


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0340
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1998 Mitsubishi Montero 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: JA4MR51R2W
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. vech came in runnig rough back firing and staling after vech gets hot 15 to 25 miles .did motor tune per coustomer request let vech run and after it gets to operating temp it starts to misfire pop back through intake and stalls will restart and runs rough unle...
March 01, 2011
2002 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMYU04132
P0340: cam pos sensor. This Escape had the engine replaced, and has had this code ever since. We clear it, and test drive, or test thru Modis, and code comes back every time. We have continuity through the harness to the pcm, and to ground, but no a.c. signal to pcm. Sensor has been...
March 03, 2011
2003 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBRN40JX3
P0340: intake cam hall sensor signal missing. Hey guys, having some trouble with this little C class. vehicle cam in with po340, po341 codes for intake cam hall sensor. Checked connection and power and ground input to sensor and all was fine. replaced cam hall sensor which did not correct the problem, as ...
March 07, 2011
2002 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMYU04132
P0340: cam pos sensor. This Escape had the engine replaced, and has had this code ever since. We clear it, and test drive, or test thru Modis, and code comes back every time. We have continuity through the harness to the pcm, and to ground, but no a.c. signal to pcm. Sensor has been...
March 08, 2011
2002 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.5L Stall VIN: JN1DA31D72
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. SOS-Hi All Nissan TECHS, car came in dies after driving awhile, turn off let it sit for [...], starting back up runs ok,but as soon you put in gear R or D it will die right away, keep repeat 4, 5 times it will be okay. Replace both B1,B2 cam sensor (Recall typ...
March 09, 2011
2003 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.7L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHWF25S43
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor 'A' Circuit Malfunction. This car will not start sometimes when hot.The cam sensor code will come on.Another shop has already changed the cam sensor and still the same results.it is intermitent and cust would like me to fix it.Have voltage tested and used the flow chart and wiggle tes...
March 11, 2011
1998 Mitsubishi Montero 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: JA4MR51R2W
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. vech came in runnig rough back firing and staling after vech gets hot 15 to 25 miles .did motor tune per coustomer request let vech run and after it gets to operating temp it starts to misfire pop back through intake and stalls will restart and runs rough unle...
March 11, 2011
2003 Nissan Altima SE 3.5L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1N4AL11D23
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor (Phase) Circuit Malfunction. Another fun one. This car came to us from another shop... The car was running perfectly when it was brought in to the other shop (as I am told) They put a timing chain in it and now it wont start. They had codes for crank and cam pos sensor so they changed the...
March 15, 2011
2004 Ford Freestar 3.9L Surge, Cuts out, Stall, trans not shifting VIN: 2FMDA51674
P0340: cam fault. Customer was driving and vehical shut off. tried to restart and no start. tow truck drive started and pulled it on and off the truck but it some times would have no foward or reverse.then day two all is ok but went to turn the key on and plug the scanner in ha...
March 17, 2011
1998 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B3HD46RXW
P0340: No Camshaft Sensor Signals At PCM. ... cam sensor code P0340, replaced cam sensor, cleared codes, car started and ran, filled radiator and water was pouring out from the water pump and P0340 code reset, but car did not stall or cut off, replaced water pump and found timing chain tensionor was n...
March 22, 2011
1998 Nissan Altima GXE 2.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1N4DL01D1W
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. Engine has a dead miss on number 4 cylinder. I removed spark plugs and found the number 4 is covered in oily soot. I did a compression test and found all cyl's around 150. I next checked injector resistance-11.5 just like the other three. Pulled the injector t...
March 23, 2011