P0506 on Cadillac vehicles
P0506 is named on 10 Cadillac model years (2016–2021): 45 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Escalade, CTS, ATS, CT6, CTS-V.
Which Cadillac model years name P0506
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Cadillac Escalade | Engine | 10 | — |
| 2017 Cadillac CTS | Electrical System | 7 | — |
| 2016 Cadillac CTS | Electrical System | 7 | — |
| 2019 Cadillac CTS | Engine | 3 | — |
| 2019 Cadillac Escalade | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2018 Cadillac CTS-V | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2017 Cadillac ATS | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2017 Cadillac CT6 | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2016 Cadillac ATS | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2016 Cadillac CT6 | Electrical System | 3 | — |
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.
Cadillac filings that name P0506
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Cadillac filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0506. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- PIP5752B Service bulletin2020-10-13 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary information communicates A Vehicle may have a concern of service engine light, misfire and engine noise with possible of DTC P0300 P0106 P0506, Possible valve spring concern
- PIP5752C Service bulletin2020-10-16 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary information communicates A Vehicle may have a concern of service engine light, misfire and engine noise with possible of DTC P0300 P0106 P0506, Possible valve spring concern
- PIP5752D Service bulletin2020-10-22 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary information communicates A Vehicle may have a concern of service engine light, misfire and engine noise with possible of DTC P0300 P0106 P0506, Possible valve spring concern
- PIP5423 Service bulletin2016-09-30 · Engine
- THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON. TECHNICIAN MAY FIND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0106 AND P0506. TECHNICIAN WILL INSPECT FOR A BROKEN VALVE SPRING AND REPLACE AS NEEDED.
- PIP5529 Service bulletin2017-10-20 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- This Preliminary information communicates additional diagnosticsand repairto assist in resolving a malfunction indicator lampillumination due to any combination of diagnostic trouble codes P0068 P0101 P0106 P0171 P0131 P0137 P0324 P0326 P0331 P0506.
- PIP5529A Service bulletin2018-02-28 · Electrical System — Instrument Cluster/Panel
- This Preliminary information communicates additional diagnosticsand repairto assist in resolving a malfunction indicator lampillumination due to any combination of diagnostic trouble codes P0068 P0101 P0106 P0171 P0131 P0137 P0324 P0326 P0331 P0506.
- PIP5529B Service bulletin2019-09-06 · Electrical System
- This Preliminary information communicates additional diagnostics and repair to assist in resolving a malfunction indicator lamp illumination due to any combination of diagnostic trouble codes P0068 P0101 P0106 P0171 P0131 P0137 P0324 P0326 P0331 P0506.
- PIP5423A Service bulletin2019-04-08 · Engine
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0106 and P0506. Technician will inspect for a broken valve spring and replace as needed.
- PIP5423B Service bulletin2019-04-09 · Electrical System
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0106 and P0506. Technician will inspect for a broken valve spring and replace as needed.
- PIP5423B (1) Service bulletin2019-04-10 · Engine
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0106 and P0506. Technician will inspect for a broken valve spring and replace as needed.
What P0506 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0506 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. 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 P0506 a known problem on Cadillac vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 45 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0506 on 10 Cadillac model years (2016–2021). 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 P0506 appear on most?
2021 Escalade (10 documents), 2017 CTS (7 documents), 2016 CTS (7 documents).
Does P0506 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.