P0089 on Chevrolet vehicles The fuel pressure regulator is not holding the pressure it was told to
P0089 is named on 7 Chevrolet model years (2017–2025): 5 manufacturer filings and 9 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Equinox, Colorado, Trailblazer, Traverse.
Which Chevrolet model years name P0089
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Chevrolet Equinox | Fuel/Propulsion System | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 Chevrolet Equinox | Fuel/Propulsion System | — | 2 |
| 2017 Chevrolet Equinox | Engine | — | 2 |
| 2025 Chevrolet Traverse | Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | — |
| 2024 Chevrolet Traverse | Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | — |
| 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Colorado | 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.
What Chevrolet owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
Diagnostic codes P228C (Fuel Pressure Regulator 1 Exceeded Control Limits) and P0089 (Fuel Pressure Regulator 1 Performance) were present
Additionally, diagnostic trouble codes: P0089, P228C, and P2c1F were retrieved using a DTC machine
Chevrolet filings that name P0089
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Chevrolet filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0089. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- N252524760 Service campaign2026-01-28 · Unknown Or Other
- Certain vehicles may set a Malfunction Indicator Light. Additionally, the vehicle may set DTCs P228C, P0089, and/or P006C. Dealers are to reprogram the Engine Control Module.
- N252524761 Service campaign2026-01-28 · Unknown Or Other
- Certain vehicles may set a Malfunction Indicator Light. Additionally, the vehicle may set DTCs P228C, P0089, and/or P006C. Dealers are to reprogram the Engine Control Module.
- PIP5860 Service bulletin2022-07-01 · Fuel System, Gasoline
- This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of dtc p0089 or p0228c be set in history and advising not to replace fuel system components unless codes are active and published diagnostics have been completed.
- PIP6061 Service bulletin2025-05-01 · Fuel/Propulsion System
- This Preliminary information communicates there could be an electrical connection concerns at the high pressure fuel pump, and may set any combnation of diagnostic trouble codes, P0089 P0090 P00C6 P163A and / or P228C. The technician should inspect the terminals and manipulate the harness to see if any of the codes can be duplicated. Replace or repair connector or terminals as needed.
What P0089 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIThe fuel pressure regulator is not holding the pressure it was told to.
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 P0089 a known problem on Chevrolet vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 5 manufacturer filings and 9 owner reports naming P0089 on 7 Chevrolet model years (2017–2025). 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 P0089 appear on most?
2023 Equinox (6 documents), 2024 Equinox (2 documents), 2017 Equinox (2 documents).
Does P0089 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.