P0353
2 owner reports and 13 manufacturer filings across 9 model years from Chevrolet, Ford, Mercedes-Benz.
Where P0353 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Ford Bronco | Power Train | 2 | — | Ignition coils → |
| 2023 Ford Bronco | Power Train | 2 | — | Ignition coils → |
| 2022 Ford Bronco | Power Train | 2 | — | Ignition coils → |
| 2021 Ford Bronco | Power Train | 2 | — | Ignition coils → |
| 2024 Ford E-Series | Engine | 2 | — | Ignition coils → |
| 2023 Ford E-Series | Not specified | 2 | — | Ignition coils → |
| 2025 Chevrolet Tahoe | Engine | — | 1 | Ignition coils → |
| 2025 Ford E-Series | Engine | 1 | — | Ignition coils → |
| 2020 Mercedes-Benz C-Class | Electrical System | — | 1 | Ignition coils → |
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.
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P0353 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P0353 on that maker’s vehicles.
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.
While I was driving, my vehicle suddenly lost all power I encountered a misfire with the engine light flashing, and diagnostic codes P0353 and P0300 indicated a misfire on cylinder three
13 manufacturer filings name P0353. Start with what the maker wrote down.
A code names the test that failed, not the part. A bulletin that names it is often a diagnosis someone has already written down — quote its number at the service desk.
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P0353.
- TSB 24-2406 Service bulletin2024-11-26 · Unknown Or Other
- Some 2022-2024 Bronco vehicles built on or before 13-Feb-2024 equipped with a 3.0L EcoBoost engine and 2021-2024 Broncos equipped with a 2.3L EcoBoost engine may exhibit an illuminated MIL with ignition system DTCs P0352, P0353, P0354, P0355, P2303, P2306, P2309, P2312, P2304, P2307, P2310, and/or P2313 set in the PCM.
- SSM 52455 Service bulletin2024-04-18 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Some 2023-2024 F-Super Duty/F-53 Motorhome/F-59 Commercial Stripped Chassis or 2023-2025 E-Series/F-650/F-750 vehicles equipped with a gas engine may exhibit an illuminated MIL with ignition system DTC(s) P0352, P0353, P0354, P0355, P0357, P2303, P2306, P2309, P2312, P2318, P2304, P2307, P2310, P2313, P2319, and/or P2322 set in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to incorrect cyli
- SSM 52342 Service bulletin2024-03-07 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
- Some 2022-2024 Broncos Raptors built on and before 13-Feb-2024 and 2021-2024 Broncos equipped with a 2.3L EcoBoost engine may exhibit an illuminated MIL with ignition system DTC(s) P0352, P0353, P0354, P0355, P0357, P2303, P2306, P2309, P2312, P2318, P2304, P2307, P2310, P2313, P2319, and/or P2322 set in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to incorrect cylinder to DTC mapping with
What P0353 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0353 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
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 P0353
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P0353 stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light means a fault was logged and the car should be checked soon; a flashing light means a severe misfire — slow down and get it seen as soon as possible, because severe misfire can quickly damage the catalytic converter. 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.