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P0340 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for April 2016

CMP Sensor Circuit Malfunction


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0340
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2006 Kia Sportage EX 2.7L Misfire VIN: KNDJF72366
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. Code p0340 keeps coming back
April 09, 2016
2008 Toyota Tundra Limited 5.7L Warning Lights VIN: 5TFBV58168
P0340: CMP Circuit. ... intermittent (4 times in the last year) warning indicators coming on while driving. The ones she definitely pointed out were the ABS, VSC and 4WD. There was one other, but she wasn't sure what it was (I speculate it might be the MIL). The above codes are w...
April 18, 2016
2001 BMW 525i 2.5L No Start VIN: WBADT434X1
P0340: Cam circuit malfunction. This one has been eating my lunch since last Friday. This was a running car when I tore it down. I started replacing the head gasket around Christmas time and pushed it back in two weeks ago to finish it ( Have never done a Vanos head before and this is a doub...
April 19, 2016
2007 Saturn Aura XE 3.5L No Start VIN: 1G8ZS57NX7
P0340: CMP Sensor Circuit Malfunction. ... crank no start. Customer said she was washing car and when she went to move it just would crank over. We push car in, check for codes, only find cam code p0340. I check spark and I have none. I cleared the code and as soon as I crank it p0340 sets immediat...
April 26, 2016
2007 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRW12517
P0340: Cam position sensor circuit bank 1. This is a fun one. The truck runs fine, no rattle. I disconnected both sensors and pcm, ohmed all cmp circuits as well crank sensor circuit, all showed good. No shorts to ground or power. Viewing sensor waveforms backprobing at pcm everything looks fine. Viewi...
April 27, 2016
2007 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRW12517
P0340: Cam position sensor circuit bank 1. This is a fun one. The truck runs fine, no rattle. I disconnected both sensors and pcm, ohmed all cmp circuits as well crank sensor circuit, all showed good. No shorts to ground or power. Viewing sensor waveforms backprobing at pcm everything looks fine. Viewi...
April 28, 2016
2006 Cadillac DTS 4.6L MIL Lamp on, Long crank times VIN: 1G6KD57Y26
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. Hi all, Welcome to my nightmare. Another shop got this vehicle dropped on him. He was told by the customer that he installed a new CMP sensor. It looks new. Don't know what brand it is though. Other shop decided to get a pigtail from the junkyard, spliced it i...
April 29, 2016
2011 Dodge Charger SE 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B3CL3CG8B
P0340: Cam sensor bank 1 sensor 1. P0340 code setting after replacement with dodge parts. All test of circuits ok. Freeze frame shows code 340 setting at voltages under 11.7 several times. Is this a starter or alternator problem. Running voltage 13.4 plus
April 29, 2016
2006 Cadillac DTS 4.6L MIL Lamp on, Long crank times VIN: 1G6KD57Y26
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. Hi all, Welcome to my nightmare. Another shop got this vehicle dropped on him. He was told by the customer that he installed a new CMP sensor. It looks new. Don't know what brand it is though. Other shop decided to get a pigtail from the junkyard, spliced it i...
April 30, 2016