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P0106 on Cadillac vehicles The manifold pressure sensor reading does not track what the engine is doing

P0106 is named on 11 Cadillac model years (2016–2021): 53 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Escalade, CTS, ATS, CT6, CTS-V.

Powertrain 11 model years 53 manufacturer filings

Which Cadillac model years name P0106

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2021 Cadillac EscaladeEngine13—
2017 Cadillac CTSElectrical System7—
2016 Cadillac CTSElectrical System7—
2016 Cadillac EscaladeEngine5—
2019 Cadillac CTSEngine3—
2019 Cadillac EscaladeElectrical System3—
2018 Cadillac CTS-VElectrical System3—
2017 Cadillac ATSElectrical System3—
2017 Cadillac CT6Electrical System3—
2016 Cadillac ATSElectrical System3—
2016 Cadillac CT6Electrical System3—

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.

Electrical System 25 Engine 17 Back Over Prevention 4 Equipment 4
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Cadillac filings that name P0106

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Cadillac filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0106. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0106 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

The manifold pressure sensor reading does not track what the engine is doing.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Cadillac and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0106 a known problem on Cadillac vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 53 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0106 on 11 Cadillac model years (2016–2021). 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 Cadillac models does P0106 appear on most?

2021 Escalade (13 documents), 2017 CTS (7 documents), 2016 CTS (7 documents).

Does P0106 on a Cadillac 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.