P00C7
0 owner reports and 53 manufacturer filings across 17 model years from Buick, Chevrolet, GMC.
Where P00C7 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Chevrolet Cruze | Electrical System | 7 | — | Battery → |
| 2018 Chevrolet Cruze | Engine | 7 | — | |
| 2017 Chevrolet Cruze | Engine | 7 | — | |
| 2016 Chevrolet Cruze | Engine | 7 | — | |
| 2022 Buick Encore | Electrical System | 3 | — | Battery → |
| 2021 Buick Encore | Engine | 3 | — | |
| 2020 Buick Encore | Engine | 3 | — | |
| 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Engine | 3 | — | |
| 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Engine | 3 | — | |
| 2023 Buick Encore | Electrical System | 2 | — | Battery → |
| 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2026 Buick Encore | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2021 Chevrolet Express | Service Brakes | 1 | — | Brake pads → |
| 2026 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2019 Chevrolet Volt | Engine | 1 | — | |
| 2018 Chevrolet Volt | Engine | 1 | — | |
| 2021 GMC Savana | Service Brakes | 1 | — | Brake pads → |
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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P00C7 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P00C7 on that maker’s vehicles.
What it gets filed under
53 manufacturer filings name P00C7. 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 P00C7.
- PIP6112 Service bulletin2026-05-04 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates to the technician the diagnostic direction necessary to address MIL illumination with DTCs P0121, P0299, P1101 or P00C7.
- 21-NA-293 Service bulletin2025-01-17 · Electrical System
- This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Poor Engine Performance in Extremely Cold Weather Conditions, Charge Air Cooler Icing - Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated, DTC P0299, P0234, P0236, P00C7 Set.
- 21-NA-293 Service bulletin2023-07-28 · Electrical System
- This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Poor Engine Performance in Extremely Cold Weather Conditions, Charge Air Cooler Icing - Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated, DTC P0299, P0234, P0236, P00C7 Set.
- 22-NA-007 Service bulletin2022-05-24 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This service bulletin provides procedures to correct customer concerns of Poor Engine Performance in Extremely Cold Weather Conditions, Charge Air Cooler (CAC) Icing - Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated with DTCs P0299, P0234, P0236, P2227, P00C7 Set.
- 22-NA-007 Service bulletin2022-03-15 · Electrical System
- This service bulletin provides procedures to correct customer concerns of Poor Engine Performance in Extremely Cold Weather Conditions, Charge Air Cooler (CAC) Icing - Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated with DTCs P0299, P0234, P0236, P2227, P00C7 Set.
- 22NA007 Service bulletin2022-01-14 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This service bulletin provides procedures to correct customer concerns of Poor Engine Performance in Extremely Cold Weather Conditions, Charge Air Cooler (CAC) Icing - Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated with DTCs P0299, P0234, P0236, P2227, P00C7 Set.
What P00C7 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP00C7 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 P00C7
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P00C7 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.