P0299 on Chevrolet vehicles The turbocharger or supercharger is not making the boost the computer asked for
P0299 is named on 50 Chevrolet model years (2016–2026): 462 manufacturer filings and 33 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Equinox, Cruze, Malibu, Trax, Sonic and 6 more.
Which Chevrolet model years name P0299
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.
What Chevrolet owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was determined that the wastegate actuator needed to be replaced, and DTC: P0299 was retrieved
Chevrolet filings that name P0299
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Chevrolet filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0299. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- 18NA020 Service bulletin2019-02-19 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the charge air cooler due to moisture getting inside of it and causing a malfunction indicator lamp illuminated with DTC P0300 and/or P0299/P2227.
- PIE0503 Service bulletin2019-02-04 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from the field on reduced engine power, DTC P0299 set.
- PIE0503A Service bulletin2019-02-20 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This engineering information PI ends the need for information from the field on reduced engine power, DTC P0299 set.
- PIE0452 Service bulletin2018-02-19 · Equipment
- This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from the field on vehicles that have the condition of Charge Air Cooler Ice Blockage with Malfunction Indicator Lamp Illuminated and DTC P0299 Set After Completing Bulletin 18-NA-020
- PIE0452A Service bulletin2018-04-17 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Cooling System
- This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from the field on vehicles that have the condition of Charge Air Cooler Ice Blockage with Malfunction Indicator Lamp Illuminated and DTC P0299 Set After Completing Bulletin 18-NA-020
- 18NA020 Service bulletin2019-12-18 · Exterior Lighting
- This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the charge air cooler due to moisture getting inside of it and causing a malfunction indicator lamp illuminated with DTC P0300 and/or P0299/P2227.
- PIP5710 Service bulletin2020-02-11 · Engine
- This Preliminary information communicates the possiblilty of the charge air cooler tube becoming disconnected from the throttle body and causing reduced power with dtc P0172 P0299 P0101 P0506 P1101
- 18NA020 Service bulletin2020-02-21 · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
- This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the charge air cooler due to moisture getting inside of it and causing a malfunction indicator lamp illuminated with DTC P0300 and/or P0299/P2227.
- PIP5495A Service bulletin2017-06-08 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. The technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0299 or P0234 set. The technician is provided with a list of causes of misdiagnosis leading to returned Turbochargers with no trouble found. The purpose of this information is to reduce the number of no tro
- PIP5495B Service bulletin2017-06-14 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. The technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0299 or P0234 set. The technician is provided with a list of causes of misdiagnosis leading to returned Turbochargers with no trouble found. The purpose of this information is to reduce the number of no tro
- PIP5495C Service bulletin2017-10-20 · Equipment — Electrical
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. The technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0299 or P0234 set. The technician is provided with a list of causes of misdiagnosis leading to returned Turbochargers with no trouble found. The purpose of this information is to reduce the number of no tro
- PIP5710A Service bulletin2020-08-27 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary information communicates the possiblilty of the charge air cooler tube becoming disconnected from the throttle body and causing reduced power with dtc P0172 P0299 P0101 P0506 P1101
What P0299 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIThe turbocharger or supercharger is not making the boost the computer asked for.
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 P0299 a known problem on Chevrolet vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 462 manufacturer filings and 33 owner reports naming P0299 on 50 Chevrolet model years (2016–2026). 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 P0299 appear on most?
2019 Equinox (40 documents), 2018 Equinox (34 documents), 2020 Equinox (27 documents).
Does P0299 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.