P089B: The gear lever X position sensor 2 gives readings outside the normal range
The gear lever X position sensor 2 gives readings outside the normal range. It is usually the sensor itself, its wiring or a real fault in what it measures.
| Code | P089B |
|---|---|
| System | Engine and transmission |
| Group | P08xx, Transmission |
| Type | Generic: it means the same on every make |
How to read and clear P089B with Final OBD
Plug an OBD2 scanner in under the steering wheel, switch the ignition on and open Final OBD. Under Faults you’ll see P089B with its description and whether it’s confirmed, pending or permanent.
This code is usually stored by the gearbox control unit. If the car reports it over standard OBD, you read it for nothing with FREE; to read it straight from the gearbox control unit, with its description and clearing, you need PRO.
Clearing the code only turns the light off: if the cause is still there, it comes back. Clear it once it’s fixed, and not right before an inspection. It’s all in how to read and clear fault codes and in inspections and OBD.
Similar codes
- P0897 The gearbox fluid has deteriorated
- P0898 The gearbox control system request gives a lower signal than normal
- P0899 The gearbox control system request gives a higher signal than normal
- P089A The gear lever X position sensor 2 has an electrical fault
- P089C The gear lever X position sensor 2 gives a lower signal than normal
- P089D The gear lever X position sensor 2 gives a higher signal than normal
- P089E The gear lever X position sensor 2 fails now and then
- P089F The gear lever Y position sensor 2 has an electrical fault
- P0841 Transmission fluid pressure sensor/switch A: circuit range or performance
- P0842 Transmission fluid pressure sensor/switch A: circuit low
- P0843 Transmission fluid pressure sensor/switch A: circuit high
- P0868 Transmission fluid pressure low
What does code P089B mean?
The gear lever X position sensor 2 gives readings outside the normal range. It is usually the sensor itself, its wiring or a real fault in what it measures.
How do you clear P089B?
With an OBD2 scanner and an app like Final OBD, which clears it for free if it’s stored by the engine control unit. But clearing it only turns the light off: if the cause isn’t fixed, P089B comes back.
Read it on your car
Final OBD reads and clears engine faults through standard OBD for free, each one explained in plain English. With PRO it also reads the faults of every control unit, each make’s own codes included, and clears them in all of them.
