DTC P1500: Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS)
P1500 - VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR (VSS)
| Description: | Indicates the VSS input signal was intermittent. This DTC is set when a VSS concern interferes with other on-board diagnostics (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 |
| F-Super Duty | GO to Pinpoint Test DF . | ||
| 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 an automatic transmission and output shaft speed (OSS) sensor DTCs | Refer to the appropriate AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION article . | ||
| All others | GO to Pinpoint Test DP . | ||