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P0299 on GMC vehicles The turbocharger or supercharger is not making the boost the computer asked for

P0299 is named on 17 GMC model years (2017–2026): 194 manufacturer filings and 4 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Terrain, Sierra, Sierra 3500HD, Acadia.

Powertrain 17 model years 194 manufacturer filings 4 owner reports

Which GMC model years name P0299

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2019 GMC TerrainEngine38—
2018 GMC TerrainEngine31—
2020 GMC TerrainEngine262
2022 GMC TerrainEngine261
2021 GMC TerrainEngine201
2023 GMC TerrainEngine13—
2024 GMC TerrainEngine9—
2019 GMC SierraEngine6—
2017 GMC SierraEquipment5—
2025 GMC TerrainNot specified4—
2018 GMC Sierra 3500HDEquipment4—
2026 GMC TerrainNot specified3—
2023 GMC SierraElectrical System3—
2022 GMC AcadiaEquipment2—
2021 GMC AcadiaEquipment2—
2026 GMC AcadiaNot specified1—
2023 GMC AcadiaEngine1—

A 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.

Engine 89 Electrical System 21 Equipment 15 Structure 15
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GMC filings that name P0299

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns GMC 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.

What P0299 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

The 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 GMC and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0299 a known problem on GMC vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 194 manufacturer filings and 4 owner reports naming P0299 on 17 GMC model years (2017–2026). 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 GMC models does P0299 appear on most?

2019 Terrain (38 documents), 2018 Terrain (31 documents), 2020 Terrain (28 documents).

Does P0299 on a GMC 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.