P0308 on Cadillac vehicles Cylinder 8 is misfiring
P0308 is named on 46 Cadillac model years (2016–2022): 274 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Escalade, CTS, ATS, CT6, ELR and 8 more.
Which Cadillac model years name P0308
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.
Cadillac filings that name P0308
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Cadillac filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0308. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- PIP5159B Service bulletin2016-09-23 · Engine
- THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0300 - P0308 MAY SET. TECHNICIAN WILL INSPECT FOR LOSE SPARKPLUG WIRE. IF A SPARK PLUG WIRE IS FOUND LOSE CHECK FOR A MISSING C CLIP ON THE WIRE END FOR THE IGNITION COIL. IF THE CLIP IS MISSING REPLACE TH
- PIP5159C Service bulletin2018-10-29 · Engine
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp on and Diagnostic Trouble Code P0300 - P0308 may set. Technician will inspect for lose sparkplug wire. If a spark plug wire is found lose check for a missing ?C? clip on the wire end for the ignition coil. If the clip is missing replace th
- PIP5628 Service bulletin2019-02-18 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary information communicates information that will need to be provided to TAC to aid in diagnosing if a vehicle comes in with misfire and DTC Codes P0300 - P0308 and/or P050D
- PIP5628B Service bulletin2020-05-21 · Engine
- This Preliminary information communicates information that will need to be provided to TAC to aid in diagnosing if a vehicle comes in with misfire and DTC Codes P0300 - P0308 and/or P050D
- PIP5628E Service bulletin2021-12-14 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary information communicates information that will need to be provided to TAC to aid in diagnosing if a vehicle comes in with misfire and DTC Codes P0300 - P0308 and/or P050D
- PIP5628E Service bulletin2023-02-10 · Equipment — Electrical — Accessory Generator — Outlets/Receptacle
- This Preliminary information communicates information that will need to be provided to TAC to aid in diagnosing if a vehicle comes in with misfire and DTC Codes P0300 - P0308 and/or P050D
- PIP5628F Service bulletin2023-04-24 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Engine — Engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm)
- This Preliminary information communicates information that will need to be provided to TAC to aid in diagnosing if a vehicle comes in with misfire and DTC Codes P0300 - P0308 and/or P050D
- PIP5628C Service bulletin2020-10-08 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary information communicates information that will need to be provided to TAC to aid in diagnosing if a vehicle comes in with misfire and DTC Codes P0300 - P0308 and/or P050D
What P0308 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IICylinder 8 is misfiring.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Cadillac 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 P0308 a known problem on Cadillac vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 274 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0308 on 46 Cadillac model years (2016–2022). 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 Cadillac models does P0308 appear on most?
2016 Escalade (17 documents), 2018 Escalade (15 documents), 2017 Escalade (13 documents).
Does P0308 on a Cadillac 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.