P0506 on Chevrolet vehicles
P0506 is named on 37 Chevrolet model years (2016–2022): 211 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Equinox, Malibu, Camaro, Corvette, Suburban and 5 more.
Which Chevrolet model years name P0506
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.
Chevrolet filings that name P0506
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Chevrolet 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.
- PIP5651 Service bulletin2019-05-21 · Power Train
- This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of the charge air cooler pipe connection becoming disconnected from the throttle body causing a reduced power issue and one or more of the following trouble codes P0172, P0299, P0101, P0506, P1101.
- PIP5651A Service bulletin2019-06-12 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Cooling System
- This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of the charge air cooler pipe connection becoming disconnected from the throttle body causing a reduced power issue and one or more of the following trouble codes P0172, P0299, P0101, P0506, P1101.
- PIP5651B Service bulletin2019-06-20 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of the charge air cooler pipe connection becoming disconnected from the throttle body causing a reduced power issue and one or more of the following trouble codes P0172, P0299, P0101, P0506, P1101.
- PIP5752A Service bulletin2020-09-22 · 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
- 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
- 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
- PIE0569 Service bulletin2020-05-21 · Engine
- This engineering information (EI) is requesting information from technicians to perform the check list provided and contact the engineer listed in regards to Loss of Power, Hesitation and/or Stalls, DTCs P0172, P0299, P0101, P0506 and/or P1101 Set.
- PIE0569B Service bulletin2020-07-15 · Engine
- This engineering information (EI) is requesting information from technicians to perform the check list provided and contact the engineer listed in regards to Loss of Power, Hesitation and/or Stalls, DTCs P0172, P0299, P0101, P0506 and/or P1101 Set.
- 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 · Electrical System
- 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.
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 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 P0506 a known problem on Chevrolet vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 211 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0506 on 37 Chevrolet 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 Chevrolet models does P0506 appear on most?
2019 Equinox (13 documents), 2019 Malibu (13 documents), 2020 Camaro (11 documents).
Does P0506 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.