DTC 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 powertrain control module (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: | Verify the VSS input is 0 km/h (0 mph) when the vehicle transmission is in PARK. | ||
| 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. | 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. | 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 DP11. | GO to DP: Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS)/Transfer Case Speed Sensor (TCSS) STEP DP11. | - |