Multi-code OBD2 diagnosis
Enter all the codes your scanner showed, not just the first one. We give you the overall severity, whether you can keep driving, the order in which to check them and how they relate to each other.
Summary
- Overall severity
- Medium
- Can I keep driving?
- Yes, but with caution
- Estimated cost
- $30 to $300
- Codes analyzed
- 1 of 1
The order below is the recommended one: first the codes that can cause the others. After each repair, clear the codes and check which ones come back.
Order of inspection
P0501 Vehicle Speed Sensor Range/Performance Medium
The P0501 code indicates an implausible reading from the vehicle speed sensor: electrically valid, but not what the computer expects. The main effects are a wrong speedometer reading and incorrect shifts on an automatic transmission.