P0116

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.

Owners’ own words, one per nameplate, scrubbed of anything identifying. These are unverified reports filed with NHTSA — they are what was said, not a finding that it was true.

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P0116. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.

• 24-NA-064
  2024-04-02 · Engine And Engine Cooling
• This service bulletin advises the tech to re-program the ECM to correct a customer concern of the MIL Illuminated w/DTCs P0324 and/or P0116 Set.
• VIN4APIN20220831
  2022-08-31 · Structure — Frame And Members — Underbody Shields
• Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Customer states MIL-on, fault P0442 and/or P0456 stored in ECM memory Customer states rattle noise under vehicle Customer states MIL-on, fault P0463 stored in ECM memory Customer states coolant light on, coolant level low Customer states MIL-on, fault P19F7 P3081 P0116 and/or P0117 in the ECM Customer states noise from the front en
• VINPIN20220829-2
  2022-08-29 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
• Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Customer states MIL-on, fault P0442 and/or P0456 stored in ECM memory Customer states rattle noise under vehicle Customer states MIL-on, fault P0463 stored in ECM memory Customer states coolant light on, coolant level low Customer states MIL-on, fault P19F7 P3081 P0116 and/or P0117 in the ECM Customer states noise from the front en
• VIN4APIN20220829
  2022-08-29 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
• Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Customer states MIL-on, fault P0442 and/or P0456 stored in ECM memory Customer states rattle noise under vehicle Customer states MIL-on, fault P0463 stored in ECM memory Customer states coolant light on, coolant level low Customer states MIL-on, fault P19F7 P3081 P0116 and/or P0117 in the ECM Customer states noise from the front en
• VIN4APIN20220819
  2022-08-19 · Air Bags
• Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Customer states brake noise, dust and uneven pad wear Customer states MIL-on, fault P0442 and/or P0456 stored in ECM memory Customer states rattle noise under vehicle Customer states MIL-on, fault P0463 stored in ECM memory Customer states coolant light on, coolant level low Customer states MIL-on, fault P19F7 P3081 P0116 and/or P0
• 11-201-21
  2021-02-04 · Engine And Engine Cooling
• This bulletin announces availability of reprogramming files to optimize the Engine Control Module (ECM). The new files will address DTC P0116 and hard starting in cold temperature concerns when an accessory engine block heater is utilized.

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.