LEMON Manuals: Even more car manuals for everyone
Home >> Ford >> 2000 >> Contour SE, 2.5 L, Standard >> Repair and Diagnosis >> External Pages >> Different car >> Section 753 (Engine Controls - Powertrain DTC Charts & Descriptions - CNG, Flex-Fuel & Gasoline) >> Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) Charts >> P0297: Vehicle Over Speed Condition

P0297: Vehicle Over Speed Condition

WARNING: This page does not describe the selected car, but rather 30 other vehicles, including the 2004 Mercury Sable, 2004 Mercury Mountaineer, 2004 Mercury Monterey, 2004 Mercury Marauder, and 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
P0297 - VEHICLE OVER SPEED CONDITION

Description:  Indicates the vehicle has been operated in a manner which caused the vehicle speed to exceed a calibration limit. The vehicle speed is continuously monitored and evaluated by the PCM. The DTC is set when the vehicle speed exceed the calibrated limit set within the PCM. For additional information on the vehicle speed limiter, refer to ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL (EC) SYSTEM .
Possible Causes: 
  • Vehicle driven at a high rate of speed.
Diagnostic Aids:  The DTC indicates the vehicle has been operated in a manner which caused the engine speed to exceed a calibrated limit.
Application  Key On Engine Off  Key On Engine Running  Continuous Memory 
All - - GO to PINPOINT TEST ND: ENGINE RPM\VEHICLE SPEED LIMITER REACHED Step 1.