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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Chevrolet Cruze | Engine And Engine Cooling | 7 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Cruze | Engine And Engine Cooling | 7 | — |
| 2017 Chevrolet Cruze | Electrical System | 7 | — |
| 2016 Chevrolet Cruze | Engine And Engine Cooling | 7 | — |
| 2022 Buick Encore | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2021 Buick Encore | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2020 Buick Encore | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2023 Buick Encore | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2026 Buick Encore | Unknown Or Other | 1 | — |
| 2021 Chevrolet Express | Back Over Prevention | 1 | — |
| 2026 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Unknown Or Other | 1 | — |
| 2019 Chevrolet Volt | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Volt | Engine And Engine Cooling | 1 | — |
| 2021 GMC Savana | Back Over Prevention | 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.
What it gets filed under
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P00C7. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- PIP61122026-05-04 · 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-2932025-01-17 · Power Train
- 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-2932023-07-28 · 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-0072022-05-24 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Engine — Solenoid/Actuator
- 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-0072022-03-15 · 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.
- 22NA0072022-01-14 · 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 generally means the fault was logged and the vehicle is in a reduced-risk mode; a flashing light means stop soon, because a misfiring engine can destroy a catalytic converter in minutes. 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.