P0234
4 owner reports and 359 manufacturer filings across 61 model years from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford and others.
Where P0234 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Chevrolet Cruze | Engine And Engine Cooling | 25 | — |
| 2018 Buick Encore | Engine And Engine Cooling | 16 | — |
| 2017 Buick Encore | Engine And Engine Cooling | 16 | — |
| 2016 Buick Encore | Engine And Engine Cooling | 16 | — |
| 2020 Buick Encore | Engine And Engine Cooling | 13 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Sonic | Equipment | 13 | — |
| 2017 Chevrolet Sonic | Engine And Engine Cooling | 13 | — |
| 2016 Chevrolet Sonic | Engine And Engine Cooling | 13 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Trax | Equipment | 13 | — |
| 2017 Chevrolet Trax | Equipment | 13 | — |
| 2016 Chevrolet Trax | Engine And Engine Cooling | 13 | — |
| 2019 Chevrolet Cruze | Engine And Engine Cooling | 12 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Cruze | Engine And Engine Cooling | 12 | — |
| 2017 Chevrolet Cruze | Engine And Engine Cooling | 12 | — |
| 2019 Buick Encore | Engine And Engine Cooling | 11 | — |
| 2022 Buick Encore | Engine And Engine Cooling | 9 | — |
| 2021 Buick Encore | Engine And Engine Cooling | 9 | — |
| 2019 Chevrolet Trax | Engine | 8 | — |
| 2019 Chevrolet Sonic | Engine | 7 | — |
| 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Engine And Engine Cooling | 6 | — |
| 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Engine And Engine Cooling | 6 | — |
| 2023 Buick Encore | Engine And Engine Cooling | 4 | — |
| 2021 Chevrolet Equinox | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 Chevrolet Malibu | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 Chevrolet Sonic | Exterior Lighting | 4 | — |
| 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Engine And Engine Cooling | 4 | — |
| 2020 Chevrolet Trax | Exterior Lighting | 4 | — |
| 2022 Chevrolet Equinox | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2020 Chevrolet Equinox | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2019 Chevrolet Equinox | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Equinox | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2021 Chevrolet Malibu | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2020 Chevrolet Malibu | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2019 Chevrolet Malibu | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Malibu | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2017 Chevrolet Malibu | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2016 Chevrolet Malibu | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2022 Chevrolet Trax | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2021 Chevrolet Trax | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2022 Ford F-250 Super Duty | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2021 Ford F-250 Super Duty | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2022 Ford F-350 Super Duty | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2021 Ford F-350 Super Duty | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2022 Ford F-450 Super Duty | Equipment | 3 | — |
| 2021 Ford F-450 Super Duty | Equipment | 3 | — |
| 2022 GMC Terrain | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2021 GMC Terrain | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2020 GMC Terrain | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2019 GMC Terrain | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2018 GMC Terrain | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2025 Buick Envista | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2016 Cadillac CT6 | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2025 Chevrolet Trax | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2024 Buick Envista | Unknown Or Other | 1 | — |
| 2024 Chevrolet Trax | Unknown Or Other | 1 | — |
| 2016 Ford Fiesta | Power Train | 1 | — |
| 2020 Hyundai Elantra | Engine | — | 1 |
| 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe | Power Train | — | 1 |
| 2017 Lincoln MKC | Engine And Engine Cooling | 1 | — |
| 2017 Ram 2500 | Air Bags | 1 | — |
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
What owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ 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)
The diagnostic test retrieved DTC: P0234 (Turbocharger/Supercharger "A" Over Boost Condition (Engine and Engine Cooling)
Accelerating the vehicle to get to highway speeds, vehicle pulls hard and bogs down into limp mode, resulting in a P0234 MIL
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService 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.
- PIP6058A2025-04-30 · Unknown Or Other
- .This Preliminary information communicates to the dealers the possibility of DTC p0299 p0234 setting due to wastegate binding
- PIP60582025-04-28 · Unknown Or Other
- .This Preliminary information communicates to the dealers the possibility of DTC p0299 p0234 setting due to wastegate binding
- SSM 533282025-01-24 · Unknown Or Other
- Some 2020-2022 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with a 6.7L engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL), lack of power, and/or excessive turbo noise during operation, with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P003A, P0045, P0046, P0047, P0048, P0234, P0237, P0238, P0299, P132A, P226C, P2263, P2564, P2565, P2598, P259E, and/or P259F stored in the powertrain control module.
- 21-NA-2932023-07-28 · Electrical System
- This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Poor Engine Performance in Extremely Cold Weather Conditions, Charge Air Cooler Icing - Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated, DTC P0299, P0234, P0236, P00C7 Set.
- PIP5892B2023-02-23 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Engine — Gasoline — Turbo/Supercharger
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the dealer technician related to a Malfunction Indicator Lamp coming on post turbocharger replacement with P0234 (Engine Overboost) set current or in history. It advises the technician to clear the DTC, Use GDS2 to perform the Intake System Learned Values Reset. To advise the technician the GM is aware of this concern and
- PIP5812C2023-01-05 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Engine — Gasoline — Turbo/Supercharger
- This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of dtc p0299 p0234 setting due to oil/moisture cndensate freezing in Turbocharger Wastegate Regulator Solenoid Valve (TCV) during cold weather driving
What P0234 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIThe 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 standardCan 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.