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P018B

8 owner reports and 417 manufacturer filings across 100 model years from Alfa Romeo, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and others.

PowertrainGeneric OBD-II code417 manufacturer filings8 owner reports

Where P018B shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 GMC YukonFuel System, Gasoline23
2016 Cadillac EscaladeFuel System, Gasoline17
2016 Chevrolet SuburbanFuel System, Gasoline13
2017 GMC SierraFuel System, Gasoline11
2017 Chevrolet SilveradoFuel System, Gasoline10
2016 Chevrolet TahoeFuel System, Gasoline10
2016 GMC SierraFuel System, Gasoline10
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HDFuel System, Gasoline9
2017 Cadillac EscaladeFuel System, Gasoline7
2017 Chevrolet ColoradoFuel System, Gasoline7
2016 Chevrolet ColoradoFuel System, Gasoline7
2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HDFuel System, Gasoline7
2017 GMC CanyonFuel System, Gasoline7
2016 GMC CanyonFuel System, Gasoline7
2016 GMC Sierra 2500HDFuel System, Gasoline7
2017 GMC YukonFuel System, Other61
2016 Chevrolet MalibuFuel System, Gasoline6
2017 Chevrolet SparkFuel System, Other6
2016 Chevrolet SparkFuel System, Other6
2017 Chevrolet SuburbanFuel System, Gasoline6
2017 Cadillac XT5Fuel System, Other5
2017 Chevrolet CruzeFuel System, Gasoline5
2017 Chevrolet ExpressFuel System, Gasoline5
2016 Chevrolet ExpressFuel System, Gasoline5
2017 Chevrolet MalibuFuel System, Other5
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HDFuel System, Gasoline5
2017 Chevrolet VoltFuel System, Other5
2016 Chevrolet VoltFuel System, Other5
2017 GMC AcadiaFuel System, Other5
2017 GMC SavanaFuel System, Gasoline5
2016 GMC SavanaFuel System, Gasoline5
2017 Chevrolet TahoeFuel System, Gasoline4
2019 Alfa Romeo GiuliaFuel/Propulsion System3
2017 Buick CascadaFuel System, Other3
2016 Buick CascadaFuel System, Other3
2017 Buick EnclaveFuel System, Other3
2016 Buick EnclaveFuel System, Other3
2017 Buick EncoreFuel System, Other3
2016 Buick EncoreFuel System, Other3
2017 Buick EnvisionFuel System, Other3
2016 Buick EnvisionFuel System, Other3
2017 Buick LaCrosseFuel System, Other3
2016 Buick LaCrosseFuel System, Other3
2017 Buick RegalFuel System, Other3
2016 Buick RegalFuel System, Other3
2017 Buick VeranoFuel System, Other3
2016 Buick VeranoFuel System, Other3
2017 Cadillac ATSFuel System, Other3
2016 Cadillac ATSFuel System, Other3
2017 Cadillac CT6Fuel System, Other3
2016 Cadillac CT6Fuel System, Other3
2017 Cadillac CTSFuel System, Other3
2016 Cadillac CTSFuel System, Other3
2016 Cadillac ELRFuel System, Other3
2016 Cadillac SRXFuel System, Other3
2017 Cadillac XTSFuel System, Other3
2016 Cadillac XTSFuel System, Other3
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EVFuel System, Other3
2017 Chevrolet CamaroFuel System, Other3
2016 Chevrolet CamaroFuel System, Other3

Showing the 60 model years where P018B appears most; it is on file for 100 in total.

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

Fuel System, Gasoline 193Fuel System, Other 88Equipment 77Engine 14Electrical System 14Fuel/Propulsion System 5
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What owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

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.

Car suddenly got p018c & p018b codes along with (setc) notification while on freeway and continuously would go in and out of limp mode when accelerating or breaking which nearly caused me to crash
2019 Alfa Romeo GiuliaDec 15, 2025NHTSA owner report
unit was towed in by westway around 0100AM CHEK UNIT CODES P2635 PINPINT TEST NEED FUEL PUMP 02-12-24 Stalls over and over again Cause- Performed a DTC scan and found codes (P2635) fuel pump flow performance and (P018B) fuel pressure…
2019 Chevrolet TahoeJul 12, 2024NHTSA owner report
First it was the Brake Controller Unit, Diesel Injector Connector (cylinder 7), P1050 DEF Level Sensor, U029E NOX Sensor Module 2 Communication Lost, U02A3 Lost Communication With Particulate Matter Sensor Module, and now P018B Code: Fuel…
2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HDJun 21, 2024NHTSA owner report

Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P018B. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.

What P018B means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P018B 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 P018B

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with P018B 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.