Symptoms of P0017 OBD II Trouble Code
- Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination
- The engine may run but with reduced performance
- The engine may crank but not start
- The engine may exhibit a rattle near the harmonic balancer indicating the tone
ring is damaged
- The engine may start and run, but poorly
Common Causes of P0017 OBD II Trouble Code
- Timing chain stretched, or timing belt skipped a tooth due to wear
- Misalignment of timing belt/chain
- Tone ring on crankshaft slipped/broken
- Tone ring on camshaft slipped/broken
- Bad crank sensor
- Bad cam sensor
- Damaged wiring to crank/cam sensor
- Timing belt/chain tensioner damaged
- An improperly torqued crankshaft balancer
- A mis-built or mis-timed engine
- A loose or missing crankshaft balancer bolt
- The CMP actuator solenoid stuck open
- The CMP actuator stuck in a position other than 0 degrees