C0625Variable Effort Steering Sensor Circuit Range/Performance
- Generic OBD-II code · Chassis
- Needs a drive cycle to confirm a fix
- How the car detects it
- Here the sensor signal is electrically present but its content does not add up. With an incremental steering wheel sensor the module derives rate or angle from pulse counts; a Ford patent computes steering rate from the counts in a fixed sampling window, so lost pulses give a wrong rate. A Kelsey-Hayes patent on a two-channel sensor checks after each dropout whether the newly learned zero has moved by more than about 15° and then reports a shift fault; levels that sit between the valid low and high bands are rejected too. No maker publishes C0625 for steering. On GM vehicles the number turns up in PIP5094 (2014 and older) and among suspension-related codes in PIT5307G for 2014–2019 trucks, an older and unrelated use.
- What you may notice
- Steering effort changes unexpectedly while turning
- Variable assist switched off with a fixed steering feel
- Steering or stability warning on some vehicles
- Likely causes
- PossibleDirt or damage on the encoder disc causing lost pulses
- PossibleIntermittent contact at the connector producing short dropouts
- PossibleSensor loose or misaligned after column or steering work
- RareImplausible road speed input used for the cross-check
- Repair
- Medium · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €30 – €450
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.