LEMON Manuals: Even more car manuals for everyone: 1960-2025
Home >> Infiniti >> 2001 >> Q45 Base >> Repair and Diagnosis >> Engine Performance >> System >> Engine Controls - Self-Diagnostics >> Diagnostic Tests >> DTC P0500: Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) >> Procedure
April 5, 2026: LEMON Manuals is launched! Read the announcement.

DTC P0500: Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS): Procedure

  1. Turn ignition off. Disconnect ECM harness connector. See Figure. Remove instrument cluster and disconnect Brown 16-pin harness connector. Check continuity of Pink/Blue wire between instrument cluster harness connector terminal No. 18 and ECM harness connector terminal No. 68. See Figure and Fig 1 . Also, check circuit for short to ground and short to voltage. Repair circuit as necessary and retest system. If circuit is okay, go to next step.
  2. Reconnect all harness connectors. Check speedometer operation. If speedometer operates, go to next step. If speedometer does not operate, repair VSS or circuit. See appropriate INSTRUMENT PANELS article in ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT.
  3. No problem is indicated at this time. Problem may be intermittent. See INTERMITTENTS in TROUBLE SHOOTING - NO CODES article.
Fig 1: Identifying Instrument Cluster Harness Connector Terminals
G99I05940Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.