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.
Which Cadillac model years name P0011
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Cadillac Escalade | Equipment | 11 | — |
| 2016 Cadillac CTS | Engine | 10 | — |
| 2018 Cadillac XT5 | Engine | 8 | — |
| 2017 Cadillac CTS | Engine | 7 | — |
| 2018 Cadillac CTS | Engine | 6 | — |
| 2018 Cadillac ATS | Equipment | 5 | — |
| 2018 Cadillac CT6 | Equipment | 5 | — |
| 2018 Cadillac Escalade | Engine | 5 | — |
| 2017 Cadillac ATS | Equipment | 5 | — |
| 2017 Cadillac CT6 | Equipment | 5 | — |
| 2017 Cadillac XT5 | Equipment | 5 | — |
| 2016 Cadillac ATS | Engine | 5 | — |
| 2016 Cadillac CT6 | Equipment | 5 | — |
| 2018 Cadillac CTS-V | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2022 Cadillac CT4 | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2021 Cadillac CT4 | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2020 Cadillac Escalade | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2019 Cadillac CTS | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2025 Cadillac CT4 | Not specified | 1 | — |
| 2025 Cadillac CT5 | Not specified | 1 | — |
| 2024 Cadillac CT4 | Not specified | 1 | — |
| 2024 Cadillac CT5 | Not specified | 1 | — |
| 2023 Cadillac CT4 | Not specified | 1 | — |
| 2019 Cadillac ATS | Engine | 1 | — |
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.
Cadillac filings that name P0011
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins 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.
- PIP5130G Service bulletin2016-02-15 · Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System — Fuel Rail
- THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN HOW TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR A VEHICLE WITH AN ENGINE THAT RUNS WITH AN INTERMITTENT CRANK NO START WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0011 OR P00C6 CURRENT OR HISTORY. THE CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR SOLENOID VALVE MAY BE STICKING OR BINDING CAUSING THE VALVE TIMING TO BE RETARDED. DEALER WILL NEED TO CYCLE THE CAMSHAFT P
- PIE0359 Service bulletin2016-03-09 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from th field on vehicles that have the condition of a vehicle crank and no start with DTC P0011 and or P00C6 set
- PIP5130H Service bulletin2016-03-04 · Engine
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician how to diagnose and repair a vehicle with an engine that runs with an intermittent crank no start with a Diagnostic Trouble Code P0011 or P00C6 current or history. The Camshaft Position Actuator Solenoid Valve may be sticking or binding causing the valve timing to be retarded. Dealer will need to cycle the Camshaft P
- PIE0359A Service bulletin2016-11-23 · Equipment
- This engineering information bulletin is ending the need for information on vehicles with the condition of Vehicle Crank with No Start or Stalling with DTC P0011 and/or P00C6 Set.
- PIP5568 Service bulletin2018-05-08 · Equipment
- This Preliminary information communicates there is an investigation into cause and correction for this group of DTC's setting together. (P0011, P0014, P0021, P0024).
- PIP5568A Service bulletin2018-06-26 · Engine
- This Preliminary information communicates there is an investigation into cause and correction for this group of DTC's setting together. (P0011, P0014, P0021, P0024).
- PIP5568B Service bulletin2018-07-26 · Equipment
- This Preliminary information communicates there is an investigation into cause and correction for this group of DTC's setting together. (P0011, P0014, P0021, P0024).
- PIP5130J Service bulletin2018-01-12 · Engine
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician how to diagnose and repair a vehicle with an engine that runs with an intermittent crank no start with a Diagnostic Trouble Code P0011 or P00C6 current or history. The Camshaft Position Actuator Solenoid Valve may be sticking or binding causing the valve timing to be retarded. Dealer will need to cycle the Camshaft P
- PIP5553 Service bulletin2018-02-02 · Electrical System — Starter Assembly
- This Preliminary information communicatesThe vehicle may have an ses lamp with any of the following DTC P06DA, P06DB, P06DC, P06B6, P06B7, P250A, P0300, P0340, P0341, P0335, P0336, P0641, P0011, P0010, P2088, P2089, and/or P2230. Possible crank no start or a stall. possible wiring jumper harness chaffed at the bolt at the X154 connector on lower left side of the frount cover.
- PIP5553A Service bulletin2018-09-11 · Electrical System
- This Preliminary information communicatesThe vehicle may have an ses lamp with any of the following DTC P06DA, P06DB, P06DC, P250A, P0300, P0340, P0341, P0335, P0336, P0641, P0011, P0010, P2088, P2089, and/or P2230. Possible crank no start or a stall. possible wiring jumper harness chaffed at the bolt at the X154 connector on lower left side of the frount cover.
- PIP5130K Service bulletin2020-01-10 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician how to diagnose and repair a vehicle with an engine that runs with an intermittent crank no start with a Diagnostic Trouble Code P0011 or P00C6 current or history. The Camshaft Position Actuator Solenoid Valve may be sticking or binding causing the valve timing to be retarded. Dealer will need to cycle the Camshaft P
- PIP5855 Service bulletin2022-05-18 · Electrical System
- This Preliminary information communicates to the dealers information related to a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated with Any Combination of DTCs P0011 P0014 P0016 P0017 Setting. Advises to perform Strategy Based Diagnosis and to replace the affected Camshaft Position Actuator Magnet as necessary.
What P0011 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IICamshaft 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.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs 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.