P0090
4 owner reports and 31 manufacturer filings across 32 model years from Buick, Chevrolet, GMC, Infiniti and others.
Where P0090 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsShowing the 25 model years where P0090 appears most; it is on file for 32 in total.
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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P0090 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P0090 on that maker’s vehicles.
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.
The contact stated that after arriving to the independent mechanic, the mechanic retrieved DTCs: P0087 (Fuel Rail System Pressure too low) and P0090(Fuel Pump)
31 manufacturer filings name P0090. 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 P0090.
- 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.
- MAS004191 BOL 24-19 Other2024-05-01 · Fuel/Propulsion System
- This Diagnostic Sheet serves as a guide and provides additional diagnostic info for possible DTC"P0090 - Fuel Pressure Regulator Control Circuit 1 Open" stored in the engine control unit (ECM).
- MAS003581 Service bulletin2023-06-09 · Equipment
- Guidance to investigate vehicles related to the storage of ECM of DTC P0090 - Fuel Pressure Regulator 1 Control Circuit Opened Link to engine warning light on and limp home mode.
- ITB17-010 Service bulletin2017-02-21 · Electrical System
- 2016-2017 QX80; MIL ON WITH P0090 AND U1000 AND/OR U1001 STORED IF YOU CONFIRM MIL is ON with the following DTC stored: - P0090 (FRP CONTROL SYSTEM) And U1000 and/or U1001 DTCs are stored in one or more other control units. NOTE: If P0090 is set and U1000 and/or U1001 DTCs are not set, this Bulletin does not apply. Refer to the Electronic Service Manual (ESM) for further diagnostic informa
- NTB17-020 Service bulletin2017-02-21 · Equipment
- 2017 ARMADA; MIL ON WITH P0090 AND U1000 AND/OR U1001 STORED IF YOU CONFIRM MIL is ON with the following DTC stored: - P0090 (FRP CONTROL SYSTEM) And U1000 and/or U1001 DTCs are stored in one or more other control units. NOTE: If P0090 is set and U1000 and/or U1001 DTCs are not set, this Bulletin does not apply. Refer to the Electronic Service Manual (ESM) for further diagnostic informatio
What P0090 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0090 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 P0090
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P0090 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.