Vehicle Speed Sensor
Reports road speed for the speedometer, cruise control and speed-dependent strategies. Incorrect wheel or tyre sizes shift the calibration and can produce plausible-looking but wrong speed readings without any component fault.
Also known as: vss, speed sensor, speedo sensor, road speed sensor
Referenced by 16 codes
Codes involving this component (16)
- P0297 Vehicle Overspeed Condition High
- P0720 Output Shaft Speed Sensor Circuit High
- P2158 Vehicle Speed Sensor B Circuit High
- P2159 Vehicle Speed Sensor B Circuit Range/Performance High
- P2160 Vehicle Speed Sensor B Circuit Low High
- P2161 Vehicle Speed Sensor B Circuit Intermittent/Erratic/High High
- P2162 Vehicle Speed Sensor A/B Correlation High
- P2545 Torque Management Request Input Signal A Range/Performance High
- P0500 Vehicle Speed Sensor A Circuit Moderate
- P0501 Vehicle Speed Sensor A Circuit Range/Performance Moderate
- P0502 Vehicle Speed Sensor A Circuit Low Input Moderate
- P0503 Vehicle Speed Sensor A Circuit Intermittent/Erratic/High Moderate
- P0608 Control Module Vehicle Speed Sensor Output A Moderate
- P0857 Traction Control Input Signal Range/Performance Moderate
- P215B Vehicle Speed - Output Shaft Speed Correlation Moderate
- P0574 Cruise Control System — Vehicle Speed Too High Low
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