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P0234

4 owner reports and 359 manufacturer filings across 61 model years from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford and others.

PowertrainGeneric OBD-II code359 manufacturer filings4 owner reports

Where P0234 shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 Chevrolet CruzeEngine And Engine Cooling25
2018 Buick EncoreEngine And Engine Cooling16
2017 Buick EncoreEngine And Engine Cooling16
2016 Buick EncoreEngine And Engine Cooling16
2020 Buick EncoreEngine And Engine Cooling13
2018 Chevrolet SonicEquipment13
2017 Chevrolet SonicEngine And Engine Cooling13
2016 Chevrolet SonicEngine And Engine Cooling13
2018 Chevrolet TraxEquipment13
2017 Chevrolet TraxEquipment13
2016 Chevrolet TraxEngine And Engine Cooling13
2019 Chevrolet CruzeEngine And Engine Cooling12
2018 Chevrolet CruzeEngine And Engine Cooling12
2017 Chevrolet CruzeEngine And Engine Cooling12
2019 Buick EncoreEngine And Engine Cooling11
2022 Buick EncoreEngine And Engine Cooling9
2021 Buick EncoreEngine And Engine Cooling9
2019 Chevrolet TraxEngine8
2019 Chevrolet SonicEngine7
2022 Chevrolet TrailblazerEngine And Engine Cooling6
2021 Chevrolet TrailblazerEngine And Engine Cooling6
2023 Buick EncoreEngine And Engine Cooling4
2021 Chevrolet EquinoxEngine And Engine Cooling31
2022 Chevrolet MalibuEngine And Engine Cooling31
2020 Chevrolet SonicExterior Lighting4
2023 Chevrolet TrailblazerEngine And Engine Cooling4
2020 Chevrolet TraxExterior Lighting4
2022 Chevrolet EquinoxEngine And Engine Cooling3
2020 Chevrolet EquinoxEngine And Engine Cooling3
2019 Chevrolet EquinoxEngine And Engine Cooling3
2018 Chevrolet EquinoxEngine And Engine Cooling3
2021 Chevrolet MalibuEngine And Engine Cooling3
2020 Chevrolet MalibuEngine And Engine Cooling3
2019 Chevrolet MalibuEngine And Engine Cooling3
2018 Chevrolet MalibuEngine And Engine Cooling3
2017 Chevrolet MalibuEngine And Engine Cooling3
2016 Chevrolet MalibuEngine And Engine Cooling3
2022 Chevrolet TraxEngine And Engine Cooling3
2021 Chevrolet TraxEngine And Engine Cooling3
2022 Ford F-250 Super DutyEngine And Engine Cooling3
2021 Ford F-250 Super DutyEngine And Engine Cooling3
2022 Ford F-350 Super DutyEngine And Engine Cooling3
2021 Ford F-350 Super DutyEngine And Engine Cooling3
2022 Ford F-450 Super DutyEquipment3
2021 Ford F-450 Super DutyEquipment3
2022 GMC TerrainEngine And Engine Cooling3
2021 GMC TerrainEngine And Engine Cooling3
2020 GMC TerrainEngine And Engine Cooling3
2019 GMC TerrainEngine And Engine Cooling3
2018 GMC TerrainEngine And Engine Cooling3
2025 Buick EnvistaUnknown Or Other2
2016 Cadillac CT6Electrical System2
2025 Chevrolet TraxUnknown Or Other2
2024 Buick EnvistaUnknown Or Other1
2024 Chevrolet TraxUnknown Or Other1
2016 Ford FiestaPower Train1
2020 Hyundai ElantraEngine1
2019 Hyundai Santa FePower Train1
2017 Lincoln MKCEngine And Engine Cooling1
2017 Ram 2500Air Bags1

Showing the 60 model years where P0234 appears most; it is on file for 61 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

Engine And Engine Cooling 179Engine 51Equipment 37Exterior Lighting 18Unknown Or Other 12Electrical System 10
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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.

This severe drivability defect has occurred on four separate occasions under Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P00AF00 (Turbocharger/Supercharger Boost Control "A" Module Performance) and related boost/MAP faults (P0234)
2019 Hyundai Santa FeAug 24, 2026NHTSA owner report
The diagnostic test retrieved DTC: P0234 (Turbocharger/Supercharger "A" Over Boost Condition (Engine and Engine Cooling)
2022 Chevrolet Malibuat 77,157 milesMar 20, 2026NHTSA owner report
Accelerating the vehicle to get to highway speeds, vehicle pulls hard and bogs down into limp mode, resulting in a P0234 MIL
2020 Hyundai Elantraat 10,000 milesJul 23, 2020NHTSA owner report

Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P0234. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.

What P0234 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

The turbocharger or supercharger is making more boost than the computer asked for.

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 P0234

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with P0234 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.