Patent ID: 7908074

Claim:
An abnormality detecting device of a vehicle that temporarily stops an engine when a state of the vehicle satisfies a predetermined condition, said engine being provided with a variable valve timing mechanism, comprising: a cam position sensor that detects a cam phase and outputs a cam position signal; and an ECU, wherein: the ECU determines whether an abnormality detection inhibiting condition relating to a predetermined state of said engine is satisfied or not after said engine is temporarily stopped and then restarted; the ECU detects an abnormality of said variable valve timing mechanism based on said cam position signal, and the abnormality of said variable valve timing mechanism being an abnormality of a variable valve timing; the ECU inhibits detection of an abnormality of said variable valve timing mechanism when said abnormality detection inhibiting condition is satisfied, said abnormality detection inhibiting condition including a condition of engine speed being lower than a predetermined engine speed.