P1501 - Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) Out Of Self-Test Range
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P1501 - VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR (VSS) OUT OF SELF-TEST RANGE
| Description: | Indicates the VSS input signal is out of self-test range. If the PCM detects a VSS input signal any time during the self-test, DTC P1501 is set and the test aborts. | ||
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| Diagnostic Aids: | Check for VSS input to be 0 mph when the vehicle transmission is in PARK. | ||
| Application | Key On Engine Off | Key On Engine Running | Continuous Memory |
| Escape | GO to DP: Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS)/Transfer Case Speed Sensor (TCSS) STEP 5 | GO to DP: Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS)/Transfer Case Speed Sensor (TCSS) STEP 5 | GO to DP: Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS)/Transfer Case Speed Sensor (TCSS) STEP 5 |
| Excursion, F-Super Duty | GO to DF: Vehicle Speed Circuit Check STEP 1 | GO to DF: Vehicle Speed Circuit Check STEP 1 | GO to DF: Vehicle Speed Circuit Check STEP 1 |
| All Others | Go to the appropriate AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION article. | Go to the appropriate AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION article. | Go to the appropriate AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION article. |