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P0011 on Cadillac vehicles Camshaft timing on bank 1 is more advanced than commanded

P0011 is named on 24 Cadillac model years (2016–2025): 99 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Escalade, CTS, XT5, ATS, CT6 and 3 more.

Powertrain 24 model years 99 manufacturer filings

Which Cadillac model years name P0011

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 Cadillac EscaladeEquipment11—
2016 Cadillac CTSEngine10—
2018 Cadillac XT5Engine8—
2017 Cadillac CTSEngine7—
2018 Cadillac CTSEngine6—
2018 Cadillac ATSEquipment5—
2018 Cadillac CT6Equipment5—
2018 Cadillac EscaladeEngine5—
2017 Cadillac ATSEquipment5—
2017 Cadillac CT6Equipment5—
2017 Cadillac XT5Equipment5—
2016 Cadillac ATSEngine5—
2016 Cadillac CT6Equipment5—
2018 Cadillac CTS-VElectrical System3—
2022 Cadillac CT4Electrical System2—
2021 Cadillac CT4Electrical System2—
2020 Cadillac EscaladeEngine2—
2019 Cadillac CTSEngine2—
2025 Cadillac CT4Not specified1—
2025 Cadillac CT5Not specified1—
2024 Cadillac CT4Not specified1—
2024 Cadillac CT5Not specified1—
2023 Cadillac CT4Not specified1—
2019 Cadillac ATSEngine1—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Engine 42 Equipment 27 Electrical System 17 Not specified 7
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Cadillac filings that name P0011

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Cadillac filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0011. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0011 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

Camshaft timing on bank 1 is more advanced than commanded.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Cadillac and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0011 a known problem on Cadillac vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 99 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0011 on 24 Cadillac model years (2016–2025). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Cadillac models does P0011 appear on most?

2016 Escalade (11 documents), 2016 CTS (10 documents), 2018 XT5 (8 documents).

Does P0011 on a Cadillac mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.