P34A5
0 owner reports and 5 manufacturer filings across 2 model years from Infiniti, Nissan.
Where P34A5 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Infiniti QX60 | Equipment | 3 | — |
| 2018 Nissan Pathfinder | Electrical System | 2 | — |
A model year appears here because the code is named in its record, not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are mentions in the federal files, not failure rates — nobody publishes the denominator.
What it gets filed under
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P34A5. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- ITB18-009b2018-10-24 · Equipment
- 2018 QX60; MIL ON WITH DTC P34A5 AND/OR P34A9 STORED This bulletin has been superseded. Please discard previous versions.
- NTB18-016a2018-10-24 · Electrical System
- 2018 PATHFINDER; MIL ON WITH DTC P34A5, AND/OR P34A9 STORED This bulletin has been superseded. Please discard all previous versions.
- ITB18-009a2018-03-13 · Electrical System
- 2018 QX60; MIL ON WITH DTC P34A5 AND/OR P34A9 STORED This bulletin has been amended to correct the Applied Date. No other changes have been made. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- NTB18-0162018-02-27 · Electrical System
- 2018 PATHFINDER; MIL ON WITH DTC P34A5, AND/OR P34A9 STORED IF YOU CONFIRM MIL is ON with one or both of the following DTCs: -P34A5 (A camshaft posi actuator temp sens B1) -P34A9 (A camshaft posi actuator temp sens B2) And Outside ambient temperature was near or below freezing (32°F) when the DTCs were stored. NOTE: If any VTC DTCs other than P34A5 and/or P34A9 are also stored (example: P
- ITB18-0092018-02-27 · Equipment
- 2018 QX60; MIL ON WITH DTC P34A5 AND/OR P34A9 STORED IF YOU CONFIRM MIL is ON with one or both of the following DTCs: -P34A5 (A camshaft posi actuator temp sens B1) -P34A9 (A camshaft posi actuator temp sens B2) And Outside ambient temperature was near or below freezing (32°F) when the DTCs were stored. NOTE: If any VTC DTCs other than P34A5 and/or P34A9 are also stored (example: P0011, P
What P34A5 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP34A5 is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 3, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. It is the starting point of a diagnosis, not its conclusion — the same code has several possible causes and the cheap one is not always right.
Common questions about P34A5
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardWhy does this page not define P34A5?
Because it cannot be defined honestly. The second character of a trouble code says who owns its meaning, and a 1 or a 3 hands that to the manufacturer. Sites that print one definition for a manufacturer-specific code are showing you one automaker's meaning and hoping it is yours.
Can I keep driving with P34A5 stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light generally means the fault was logged and the vehicle is in a reduced-risk mode; a flashing light means stop soon, because a misfiring engine can destroy a catalytic converter in minutes. The safe read of this page is the mileage and the components, not permission.
Does a code mean the car is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN, and none of them are triggered by a scan tool. If you want to know whether an open recall applies to one specific vehicle, check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — that is the only source that settles it.
Why do the counts here differ from other sites?
Because these are not estimates. Every number on this page is a count of documents in NHTSA's own files: manufacturer communications that name the code in their filed summary, and owner complaints that name it in the narrative. We do not model, weight or extrapolate them.
Will clearing the code fix it?
Clearing turns the light off and erases the freeze-frame data a technician would have used to work out what happened. If the condition is still there the code returns, usually within a few drive cycles, and the diagnosis now starts from less information than before.