Toyota P1135: Meaning and Common Causes

P1135 is a manufacturer-specific trouble code, which means that different automakers can assign it whatever definition they see fit. It indicates that the heated Oxygen sensor at bank 1 sensor 1 has a heater element that is not responding. The most common fix for P1135 is a new A/F sensor. This article only applies to … Read more

Lincoln Aviator P1299: Meaning, Causes + Diagnosis

P1299 is a very common Ford-only trouble code. It indicates that your Lincoln Aviator has entered “Cylinder Head Overtemperature Protection”, which is a fail-safe mode designed to keep it from overheating so much that the engine gets damaged. It is known to appear BEFORE the temp gauge or warning light alerts you to an overheating … Read more

Ford P1299: Symptoms, Causes, + Diagnosis

P1299 is a very common Ford-only trouble code (It applies to Lincoln, Mercury, and some Mazda vehicles). This code indicates that the car or truck in question is overheating and that the PCM has enabled “Cylinder Head Overtemperature Protection”, which is a protocol designed to save the engine from catastrophic failure due to overheating. It … Read more

Chrysler Town and Country P0730:  Meaning, Causes + Diagnosis

Chrysler Town and Coun P0730 is a standard OBD2 trouble code. It indicates that your Chrysler Town and Country’s PCM has detected an incorrect gear ratio. While this code can appear if you changed your Town and Country’s transmission or rear end gearing without re-flashing the computer, it almost always has nothing to do with … Read more

Toyota Camry P0730:  Meaning, Causes + Diagnosis

P0730 is a standard OBD2 trouble code. It indicates that your Toyota Camry’s PCM has detected an incorrect gear ratio. While this code can appear if you changed your Camry’s transmission or rear end gearing without re-flashing the computer, it almost always has nothing to do with an incorrect gear ratio. An internal transmission problem … Read more

Audi TT P0871: Transmission Fluid Pressure Sensor/Switch “C” Range/Performance

P0871-Audi- P0871 is a somewhat rare diagnostic trouble code.  While your Audi TT’s check engine light will come on, this particular code indicates that there’s something wrong with the transmission, specifically the transmission fluid pressure sensor switch “C”. It’s a generic code, so P0871 has the same definition for any vehicle made for the 1996 … Read more

Audi A1 P0871: Transmission Fluid Pressure Sensor/Switch “C” Range/Performance

P0871-Audi- P0871 is a somewhat rare diagnostic trouble code.  While your Audi A1’s check engine light will come on, this particular code indicates that there’s something wrong with the transmission, specifically the transmission fluid pressure sensor switch “C”. It’s a generic code, so P0871 has the same definition for any vehicle made for the 1996 … Read more

Kia Rio P0871: Transmission Fluid Pressure Sensor/Switch “C” Range/Performance

P0871-Kia-R P0871 is a somewhat rare diagnostic trouble code.  While your Kia Rio’s check engine light will come on, this particular code indicates that there’s something wrong with the transmission, specifically the transmission fluid pressure sensor switch “C”. It’s a generic code, so P0871 has the same definition for any vehicle made for the 1996 … Read more

Mercury Mariner P0871: Transmission Fluid Pressure Sensor/Switch “C” Range/Performance

P0871 is a somewhat rare diagnostic trouble code.  While your Mercury Mariner’s check engine light will come on, this particular code indicates that there’s something wrong with the transmission, specifically the transmission fluid pressure sensor switch “C”. It’s a generic code, so P0871 has the same definition for any vehicle made for the 1996 model … Read more

P0480 OBDII Code: Meaning, Diagnosis, + Causes

P0480 is a relatively common OBDII trouble code.  It indicates that the “cooling fan 1 control circuit” is malfunctioning.  It’s a generic code, so it has the same meaning for any vehicle made for the 1996 model year and up.   P0480 Definition:  Cooling Fan 1 – Control Circuit Malfunction Here is the definition of … Read more