P00C6 on GMC vehicles
P00C6 is named on 7 GMC model years (2016–2025): 25 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Yukon, Sierra, Sierra 2500HD, Acadia, Sierra 3500HD and 1 more.
Which GMC model years name P00C6
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 GMC Yukon | Engine | 13 | — |
| 2016 GMC Sierra | Engine | 6 | — |
| 2016 GMC Sierra 2500HD | Equipment | 3 | — |
| 2025 GMC Acadia | Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | — |
| 2024 GMC Acadia | Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | — |
| 2023 GMC Terrain | Engine | — | 1 |
| 2016 GMC Sierra 3500HD | Equipment | 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.
GMC filings that name P00C6
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns GMC filed with NHTSA whose summary names P00C6. 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 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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 P00C6 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP00C6 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. The record above is what GMC 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 P00C6 a known problem on GMC vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 25 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming P00C6 on 7 GMC 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 GMC models does P00C6 appear on most?
2016 Yukon (13 documents), 2016 Sierra (6 documents), 2016 Sierra 2500HD (3 documents).
Does P00C6 on a GMC 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.