DTC P1500: Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) Intermittent
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P1500 - VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR (VSS) INTERMITTENT
| Description: | Indicates the VSS input signal was intermittent. This DTC is set when a VSS fault interferes with other OBD tests, such as the catalyst efficiency monitor, the EVAP monitor or the HO2S monitor. | ||
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| Diagnostic Aids: | Check the wiring, connector, and sensor for damage. | ||
| Application | Key On Engine Off | Key On Engine Running | Continuous Memory |
| Excursion, F-Super Duty | GO to DF: Vehicle Speed Circuit (VSC) Check STEP DF1. | ||
| Five Hundred, Freestyle, Montego, Navigator | The powertrain control module (PCM) uses information from the anti-lock brake system (ABS) module and the transmission control module (TCM) to calculate vehicle speed. Check these modules for DTCs. | ||
| Vehicles with a manual transfer case | GO to DP: Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS)/Transfer Case Speed Sensor (TCSS) STEP DP15. | ||
| Vehicles with an automatic transmission and output shaft speed (OSS) sensor DTCs | Refer to AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION . | ||
| All others | GO to DP: Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS)/Transfer Case Speed Sensor (TCSS) STEP DP12. | ||