DTC P0500: Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) Malfunction: Condition

DTC is set when following conditions are met for more than 26 seconds:

Vehicle speed signal is less than 2.3 MPH.
Engine speed greater than 2000 RPM.
Charging efficiency is more than 20 percent (M/T) or 40 percent (A/T).
Transmission is in D, S or L (A/T), or in gear with clutch released (M/T).

Possible causes are:

PCM malfunction.
Instrument cluster malfunction.
VSS malfunction.
Open or short circuit.