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P0464

Fuel Level Sensor A Circuit Intermittent

Fuel-level sensor A signal jumps or drops out intermittently. Wiring faults of this kind typically come from chafing, water ingress at connector seals, or pin push-back — a wiggle test on the harness while the code is active often confirms the location.

  • Check engine light: Not always
  • Emissions related: No
  • Repair difficulty: medium

Common causes

Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.

  • Corroded sender contactCommon
  • Connector with intermittent contact under vibrationLess likely
  • Harness routed against vibrating componentLess likely

Parts involved

  • Fuel Level Sensor

P0464 is a generic OBD-II code defined by SAE J2012. Exact wording and diagnostic procedure vary by manufacturer and model. Code definitions are drawn from the public-domain OBDex dataset; the workshop notes are our own.