P08A5
Gear Lever Y Position Sensor 1/2 Correlation
What it means
P08A5 means Gear Lever Y Position Sensor 1/2 Correlation.
Where it lives
For P08A5, the description names the sensor as the part involved.
Check these first
- A gear lever Y position sensor 1 out of range
- A gear lever Y position sensor 2 out of range
- A connector fault on either Y sensor
- A shared sensor ground with high resistance
- A TCM fault skewing the correlation
What to do next
- Read both gear lever Y position sensors on a scan tool
- Compare sensor 1 and sensor 2 through the lever range
- Check the shared sensor ground
- Test both sensor connectors and wiring
- Replace the sensor that disagrees
- Clear the code and retest
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Updated
Generic SAE J2012 definition. Last updated 2026-10-10.