P08A1: The gear lever Y position sensor 2 gives a lower signal than normal
The gear lever Y position sensor 2 gives a lower signal than normal. It is usually the sensor itself, its wiring or a real fault in what it measures.
| Code | P08A1 |
|---|---|
| System | Engine and transmission |
| Group | P08xx, Transmission |
| Type | Generic: it means the same on every make |
How to read and clear P08A1 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 P08A1 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
- 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
- P08A0 The gear lever Y position sensor 2 gives readings outside the normal range
- P08A2 The gear lever Y position sensor 2 gives a higher signal than normal
- P08A3 The gear lever Y position sensor 2 fails now and then
- P08A4 Readings from gear lever X position sensors 1 and 2 do not agree
- P08A5 Readings from gear lever Y position sensors 1 and 2 do not agree
- 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 P08A1 mean?
The gear lever Y position sensor 2 gives a lower signal than normal. It is usually the sensor itself, its wiring or a real fault in what it measures.
How do you clear P08A1?
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, P08A1 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.
