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P08A4

Gear Lever X Position Sensor 1/2 Correlation

The signals of the gear lever X-axis position sensors 1 and 2 do not correlate within the calibrated tolerance.

  • Check engine light: Yes
  • Emissions related: No
  • Repair difficulty: medium

Symptoms

  • Check engine or transmission warning light on
  • Harsh, delayed, or missing shifts
  • Possible limp mode (locked in one gear)
  • Slipping or shuddering during gear changes

Common causes

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

  • One sensor characteristic driftedCommon
  • Harness incorrectly swappedPossible

Parts involved

  • Gear Lever X Position Sensor 1
  • Gear Lever X Position Sensor 2
  • TCM

P08A4 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.