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P0501 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for March 2011

Vehicle Speed Sensor 1 Performance


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0501
Help Request Posted
1998 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L MIL Lamp on, Speedo Inop VIN: WVWMA63B6W
P0501: Vehicle speed sensor A no signal VW code 16885. ... (AEB) here. I had replaced the transaxle (5HP-19 DDT). The car sat for a couple of years before actually having any work done on it. I don't know if the speedo wasn't working before I did the transaxle replacement. I have an ECU code 16885 or P0501 for Veh...
March 09, 2011
1995 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1G4CW52K0S
P0501: Vehicle Speed Sensor. Diagnose any of the mentioned codes and come up with bad ECM replaced the ECM and all the same symtoms and codes. Scan data shows a bad Quad Driver 1. Disconnected and checked all wiring to the ECM and sensors/actuators from the ECM and all check fine. I can g...
March 29, 2011
1995 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L Misfire VIN: 1G4CW52K1S
P0501: VSS circuit. ... Engine light on, but it works during key on bulb check and a total of 19 DTC's in current codes, none in history codes. Cleared codes and they all came back. p0703, p0501, p0755, p1361,'p0101, p161...
March 29, 2011