P0013
3 owner reports and 12 manufacturer filings across 10 model years from Chrysler, Dodge, Kia, Ram and others.
Where P0013 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Ram 1500 | Engine | 3 | — | |
| 2024 Dodge Hornet | Electrical System | 2 | — | Battery → |
| 2021 Ram 2500 | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2021 Ram 3500 | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2023 Chrysler 300 | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2023 Dodge Challenger | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2023 Dodge Charger | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2021 Kia Seltos | Engine | — | 1 | |
| 2016 Kia Soul | Engine | — | 1 | |
| 2017 Toyota Corolla | Engine | — | 1 |
A model year appears here because the code is named in its record, not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are mentions in the federal files, not failure rates — nobody publishes the denominator.
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What it gets filed under
What owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, one per nameplate, scrubbed of anything identifying. These are unverified reports filed with NHTSA — they are what was said, not a finding that it was true.
Brought it to my mechanic that week and they got the following codes: p0017, p0014 and p0013
The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed, and the contact was provided with DTC: P0014 and P0013
12 manufacturer filings name P0013. Start with what the maker wrote down.
A code names the test that failed, not the part. A bulletin that names it is often a diagnosis someone has already written down — quote its number at the service desk.
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P0013.
- 08-089-25 REV. A Service bulletin2025-04-01 · Electrical System
- "No Start, Loose Ground Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P0010 - Bank 1 Camshaft 1 Position Actuator Circuit Open. ● P0013 - Bank 1 Camshaft 2 Position Actuator Circuit Open. Customers may also experience the following: ● The vehicle will not start. This bulleti
- 08-089-25 Service bulletin2025-03-29 · Electrical System
- "No Start, Loose Ground Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P0010 - Bank 1 Camshaft 1 Position Actuator Circuit Open. ● P0013 - Bank 1 Camshaft 2 Position Actuator Circuit Open. Customers may also experience the following: ● The vehicle will not start. This bulleti
- 0902223 Service bulletin2023-11-16 · Power Train
- Cam Phaser Actuators Replacement Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation, the technician may find one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) have been set: ? P0010 - Bank 1 Camshaft 1 Position Actuator Circuit Open. ? P0013 - Bank 1 Camshaft 2 Position Actuator Circuit Open. ? P0020 - Bank 2 Camshaft 1 Position Act
- 0900421 Service bulletin2021-05-27 · Equipment
- Oil Control Valve Connector Not Seated This bulletin involves inspecting the oil control valve connector and possibly seating the connector. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) has been set: P0013 - Bank 1 Camshaft 2 Position Actuator Circuit Open.
- 0900421 Service bulletin2021-05-27 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Oil Control Valve Connector Not Seated This bulletin involves inspecting the oil control valve connector and possibly seating the connector. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) has been set: P0013 - Bank 1 Camshaft 2 Position Actuator Circuit Open.
- 09-004-21 Service bulletin2021-05-27 · Engine
- Oil Control Valve Connector Not Seated This bulletin involves inspecting the oil control valve connector and possibly seating the connector. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) has been set: P0013 - Bank 1 Camshaft 2 Position Actuator Circuit Open.
What P0013 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0013 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. It is the starting point of a diagnosis, not its conclusion — the same code has several possible causes and the cheap one is not always right.
Common questions about P0013
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P0013 stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light means a fault was logged and the car should be checked soon; a flashing light means a severe misfire — slow down and get it seen as soon as possible, because severe misfire can quickly damage the catalytic converter. The safe read of this page is the mileage and the components, not permission.
Does a code mean the car is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN, and none of them are triggered by a scan tool. If you want to know whether an open recall applies to one specific vehicle, check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — that is the only source that settles it.
Why do the counts here differ from other sites?
Because these are not estimates. Every number on this page is a count of documents in NHTSA's own files: manufacturer communications that name the code in their filed summary, and owner complaints that name it in the narrative. We do not model, weight or extrapolate them.
Will clearing the code fix it?
Clearing turns the light off and erases the freeze-frame data a technician would have used to work out what happened. If the condition is still there the code returns, usually within a few drive cycles, and the diagnosis now starts from less information than before.