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P0A4A

Drive Motor B Position Sensor Circuit Overspeed

Generic OBD-II

Common symptoms

What you'll notice

Common causes

Most likely first

  1. Faulty drive motor B position sensor
  2. Wiring issue or loose connection in the drive motor B position sensor circuit
  3. Incorrect adjustment or calibration of the drive motor B position sensor
  4. Damaged or worn
  5. out drive motor B causing it to operate at above
  6. normal speeds
  7. Software or firmware glitch in the vehicle's control module affecting the drive motor B position sensor readings

How to diagnose & fix

Work through it in order

  1. Engine hesitation or surging during acceleration
  2. Engine misfires or stalling at high speeds
  3. Sudden loss of power or inability to maintain speed
  4. Illuminated check engine light
  5. Difficulty starting the vehicle or rough idle

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