P0011 on Chevrolet vehicles Camshaft timing on bank 1 is more advanced than commanded
P0011 is named on 26 Chevrolet model years (2016–2025): 79 manufacturer filings and 6 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Traverse, Camaro, Corvette, Suburban, Tahoe and 6 more.
Which Chevrolet model years name P0011
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Chevrolet Traverse | Engine | 9 | 3 |
| 2016 Chevrolet Camaro | Engine | 6 | — |
| 2016 Chevrolet Corvette | Engine | 6 | — |
| 2016 Chevrolet Suburban | Equipment | 6 | — |
| 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe | Equipment | 6 | — |
| 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Engine | 4 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Camaro | Engine | 4 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Corvette | Engine | 4 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Suburban | Engine | 4 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe | Engine | 4 | — |
| 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD | Equipment | 4 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2016 Chevrolet Cruze | Engine | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 Chevrolet Camaro | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2020 Chevrolet Suburban | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2017 Chevrolet Camaro | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2017 Chevrolet Corvette | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2016 Chevrolet Silverado | Equipment | 2 | — |
| 2025 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Not specified | 1 | — |
| 2019 Chevrolet Camaro | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2019 Chevrolet Corvette | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2019 Chevrolet Traverse | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2017 Chevrolet Sonic | Engine | — | 1 |
| 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD | Equipment | 1 | — |
| 2016 Chevrolet Sonic | Electrical System | 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.
Chevrolet filings that name P0011
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Chevrolet 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.
- 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).
- PIP5130G Service bulletin2016-02-15 · 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
- 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
- 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.
- A202304840 Service bulletin2020-06-12 · Engine
- SUB - Certain 2020-2021 Buick Encore GX and 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer vehicles may have a condition where the camshaft actuator oil control valve (OCV) center bolt could stick or bind. If this were to happen, it could cause a MIL light to illuminate on the dash (Service Engine Soon), setting diagnostic trouble codes (DTC?s) P0011 or P0014, the engine could run rough and have reduced power. Deal
- 20NA151 Service bulletin2020-07-28 · Electrical System
- This technical bulletin provides a procedure to correct conditions of Engine Idle Unstable, Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated - DTC P0011, P0014, P0016, P0017, P05CC and/or P05CE Set.
- A202304840 01 Service bulletin2020-07-24 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Service Update. Certain vehicles may have a condition where the camshaft actuator oil control valve (OCV) center bolt could stick or bind. If this were to happen, it could cause a MIL light to illuminate on the dash (Service Engine Soon), setting diagnostic trouble codes (DTC?s) P0011 or P0014, the engine could run rough and have reduced power. Dealers will inspect for these DTC?s that could ha
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 Chevrolet 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 Chevrolet vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 79 manufacturer filings and 6 owner reports naming P0011 on 26 Chevrolet 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 Chevrolet models does P0011 appear on most?
2018 Traverse (12 documents), 2016 Camaro (6 documents), 2016 Corvette (6 documents).
Does P0011 on a Chevrolet 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.