P0106 on Chevrolet vehicles The manifold pressure sensor reading does not track what the engine is doing
P0106 is named on 37 Chevrolet model years (2016–2021): 186 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Silverado 2500HD, Suburban, Tahoe, Silverado, Camaro and 7 more.
Which Chevrolet model years name P0106
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsA 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.
Chevrolet filings that name P0106
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Chevrolet 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.
- PIP5752A Service bulletin2020-09-22 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary information communicates A Vehicle may have a concern of service engine light, misfire and engine noise with possible of DTC P0300 P0106 P0506, Possible valve spring concern
- PIP5752B Service bulletin2020-10-13 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary information communicates A Vehicle may have a concern of service engine light, misfire and engine noise with possible of DTC P0300 P0106 P0506, Possible valve spring concern
- PIP5752C Service bulletin2020-10-16 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary information communicates A Vehicle may have a concern of service engine light, misfire and engine noise with possible of DTC P0300 P0106 P0506, Possible valve spring concern
- PIP5752F Service bulletin2020-10-28 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary information communicates A Vehicle may have a concern of service engine light, misfire and engine noise with possible of DTC P0300 P0106 P0506, Possible valve spring concern
- PIP5752G Service bulletin2020-11-20 · Equipment
- This Preliminary information communicates A Vehicle may have a concern of service engine light, misfire and engine noise with possible of DTC P0300 P0106 P0506, Possible valve spring concern
- PIP5787 Service bulletin2021-03-17 · Service Brakes
- This Preliminary information communicates Some customers may comment that the SES lamp is illuminated or was Illuminated and turned off. During inspection Technician may notice DTC, P0106 (Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor Performance), P0108 (Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor Circuit High) and/or P00C7 (Intake Air Pressure Measurement System Sensor and Multiple Sensors Correlation) codes active o
- PIP5752D Service bulletin2020-10-22 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary information communicates A Vehicle may have a concern of service engine light, misfire and engine noise with possible of DTC P0300 P0106 P0506, Possible valve spring concern
- PIP5423 Service bulletin2016-09-30 · Engine
- THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON. TECHNICIAN MAY FIND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0106 AND P0506. TECHNICIAN WILL INSPECT FOR A BROKEN VALVE SPRING AND REPLACE AS NEEDED.
- PIP5529 Service bulletin2017-10-20 · Electrical System
- This Preliminary information communicates additional diagnosticsand repairto assist in resolving a malfunction indicator lampillumination due to any combination of diagnostic trouble codes P0068 P0101 P0106 P0171 P0131 P0137 P0324 P0326 P0331 P0506.
- PIP5529A Service bulletin2018-02-28 · Electrical System — Instrument Cluster/Panel
- This Preliminary information communicates additional diagnosticsand repairto assist in resolving a malfunction indicator lampillumination due to any combination of diagnostic trouble codes P0068 P0101 P0106 P0171 P0131 P0137 P0324 P0326 P0331 P0506.
- 17-NA-264 Service bulletin2017-08-18 · Electrical System — Software
- This technical bulletin provides information to reprogram the ECM to correct a condition of MIL Illuminated and DTC P0106 Set.
- PIP5423A Service bulletin2019-04-08 · Engine
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0106 and P0506. Technician will inspect for a broken valve spring and replace as needed.
What P0106 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIThe 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 Chevrolet 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 P0106 a known problem on Chevrolet vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 186 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0106 on 37 Chevrolet 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 Chevrolet models does P0106 appear on most?
2020 Silverado 2500HD (14 documents), 2021 Suburban (14 documents), 2021 Tahoe (14 documents).
Does P0106 on a Chevrolet 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.