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P0340 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for May 2012

CMP Sensor Circuit Malfunction


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2001 Dodge Neon ES 2.0L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B3ES46C11
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. ... have a neon that wont start and has a po340 and p0743. There is no signal coming from the cam sensor. there is vref on signal wire and there is ground. The strange part is the sensor voltage is low when the crank, cam, and vehicle speed are plugged in. It ...
May 01, 2012
2004 Mazda 6 i 2.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: 1YVFP80C04
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. ... have. The primary problem with this car is a very bad cold start condition. Once it sits over night, it has a really tough time starting. Sometimes it will not start at all. When it does start it will run extremely rough, surging and chugging. It may or ma...
May 02, 2012
2004 Chrysler 300M Special 3.5L No Start, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C3AE76K84
P0340: No Camshaft Sensor Signals At PCM. ... it would stall, and it would take few trys to get it started again. Sometimes a dozen trys. Put it on a scanner and came up with P0340. We replace the cam and crank sensor with aftermarket one, but the same issue. So we installed OE parts on it (cam and cr...
May 03, 2012
1998 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.3L Cuts out VIN: JN8AR05Y2W
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. The problem occurs intermittently at various speeds - between and 40 to 70 mph. We have tested the TPS and it is within all specs both voltage and ohms. Under slight load the vehicle will display symptoms of cutting out. No DTCs occur. We have also removed the...
May 03, 2012
2005 Dodge Neon SXT 2.0L Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1B3ES56C55
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. Hello fellow Tech's everywhere this is my moms car and this time it has 3 codes. Is it normal to have oil on the sensor? I assume it is because it has a seal on the sensor.I am unemployed right now and don't have access to a scanner to look at wave forms. Has ...
May 04, 2012
2000 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 4A3AA46G5Y
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. ... and rpm would not raise above idle. I started vehicle and it started up OK. Road tested vehicle, and it was fine. CEL was illuminated, so I scanned it and it gave me a code of P0340 Camshaft Position Sensor Fault. I Repla...
May 04, 2012
2007 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTSX205X7
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. truck cam in running rough all the time,found codes for cam over retared bank 2 and over advanced bank 1.replaced both phasers and timing components with oreilly parts,replaced left side cam soleniod from ford.now truck will run ok driving down the highway but...
May 11, 2012
2000 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L No Start VIN: 1B7KF23ZXY
P0340: Cam singal. This truck cam in with a complaint of dieing some times if you wiggle the black plug at the pcm it would restart some times. We tested and replaced the pcm. It was fine for a few minutes now it wont start. This should be a simple fix it has no cam signal but i...
May 14, 2012
1996 Toyota Corolla DX 1.8L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1NXBB02EXT
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. Engine had code p0340 , scoped engine to find cam pattern reversed with ghost signal (cylinder firing pattern both above and below ground line)between cam signals. Engine runs but won't idle. Clear cam code and with coil & injectors disconnected you can cr...
May 17, 2012
1996 Toyota Corolla DX 1.8L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1NXBB02EXT
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. Engine had code p0340 , scoped engine to find cam pattern reversed with ghost signal (cylinder firing pattern both above and below ground line)between cam signals. Engine runs but won't idle. Clear cam code and with coil & injectors disconnected you can cr...
May 22, 2012
2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1J4FF48SX1
P0340: No Camshaft Sensor Signals At PCM. ... idle...doesn't seem to matter if it's hot or cold. One time when it stalled MIL came on and had code p0340-no cam signal at PCM. Tested waveform on both cam and crank sensors and pattern looks good for both of them. One time when it shut off had scope hook...
May 24, 2012
2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1J4FF48SX1
P0340: No Camshaft Sensor Signals At PCM. ... idle...doesn't seem to matter if it's hot or cold. One time when it stalled MIL came on and had code p0340-no cam signal at PCM. Tested waveform on both cam and crank sensors and pattern looks good for both of them. One time when it shut off had scope hook...
May 31, 2012