SpareRadar OBD-II Code Lookup

P1281

Set by the manufacturer, so it means different things on different makes. 11 makes in the table below.

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What P1281 means, by make 11 makes
  • Audi Valve for metering fuel-N290 short to ground 4519 17689
  • Chevrolet Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor 2 Circuit Performance
  • Chrysler Engine is cold too long
  • Citroen Injection Control Pressure Out Of Range High
  • Dodge Engine is cold too long
  • Ford Injection Control Pressure Out Of Range High
  • Jeep Engine is cold too long
  • Lincoln Injection Control Pressure Out Of Range High
  • Mercury Injection Control Pressure Out Of Range High
  • Peugeot Injection Control Pressure Out Of Range High
  • Volkswagen Valve for metering fuel-N290 short to ground 4519 17689

Each line is that manufacturer's own meaning for P1281. They are genuinely different faults, not rewordings of one, so a meaning listed against one make says nothing about the others. If your make is not listed, we do not hold it - your manufacturer's service information is the authority.

Code structure P1281
P
Powertrain
engine, transmission and emissions
1
Manufacturer-specific
Defined by the vehicle manufacturer, so the meaning varies between makes.
2
8
1
Fault index
identifies the specific fault
Powertrain Manufacturer-specific
Nearby codes in the P1 range
P127D manufacturer-specific, 1 make P127E manufacturer-specific, 1 make P127F manufacturer-specific, 1 make P1280 manufacturer-specific, 12 makes P1282 manufacturer-specific, 9 makes P1283 manufacturer-specific, 13 makes P1284 manufacturer-specific, 10 makes P1285 manufacturer-specific, 13 makes

Manufacturer code meanings from kierandrewett/obd (b56a07a), used under the MIT licence. Copyright (c) Kieran Drewett. SpareRadar is not affiliated with the dataset's authors.