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P0340 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for October 2011

CMP Sensor Circuit Malfunction


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0340
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1999 Mercury Mystique GS 2.0L Hesitation, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on, Low power on accel VIN: 1MEFM6530X
P0340: Camshaft position sensor A circuit Bank 1 or signal sensor - Circuit malfunction. ... Mercury Mystique GS. It has the VCT DOHC 2.0L engine. The car came to us with the CEL on and a poor idle from a dead miss and lack of power on accel. We first checked the plugs, wires and coil output. Coil was not firing above 5K on 2 cylinders, so we ende...
October 04, 2011
2005 Chrysler 300 Limited 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge VIN: 2C3JA53G95
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction (Bank 1 Sensor 1). This vehicle is at a shop of a buddy of mine. It had a code for the gas pedal sensor. He changed it out and the vehicle will still not take gas when you push the pedal. It will throttle up to around 1500rpm to the floor. It has a very rough idle and surges. Th...
October 26, 2011
2001 Volvo S60 2.4L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1RS61R91
P0340: cam position sensor fault. ... primarily used by one daughter, then the other. Dad wants to use it now. Charged battery overnight, attempted to start but just cranks. After resetting faults, P0608, P0452 (evap pres sensor, low input), P1107 (??) & P03...
October 27, 2011