P059F
4 owner reports and 53 manufacturer filings across 19 model years from BMW, Buick, Chevrolet, Ford and others.
Where P059F shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Kia Niro | Engine And Engine Cooling | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 Buick Enclave | Unknown Or Other | 6 | — |
| 2024 Chevrolet Traverse | Unknown Or Other | 6 | — |
| 2024 GMC Acadia | Unknown Or Other | 6 | — |
| 2025 Chevrolet Traverse | Unknown Or Other | 5 | — |
| 2025 GMC Acadia | Unknown Or Other | 5 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Equinox | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2018 GMC Terrain | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2026 Buick Enclave | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2026 Chevrolet Traverse | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2026 GMC Acadia | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2019 Nissan Altima | Structure | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 BMW 7 Series | Engine | — | 1 |
| 2027 Chevrolet Bolt | Unknown Or Other | 1 | — |
| 2017 Ford C-MAX | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2024 Ford Mustang | Power Train | 1 | — |
| 2020 Nissan Altima | Structure | 1 | — |
| 2016 Nissan Altima | Electronic Stability Control (Esc) | — | 1 |
| 2020 Nissan Titan | Structure | 1 | — |
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.
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.
Also, the engine light came on and the code is P059F which indicates a faulty active grille shutter assembly
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P059F. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- PIT6218D2026-07-24 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates that a vehicle may be encountered with an SES light on and code P059F set. The technician is instructed to inspect the bracket in front of the grill shutter for being bent before replacing the shutter.Â
- PIC66492026-03-10 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary Information provides a repair direction to a technician, for a service high voltage system message with DTC P059F.
- PIT6218C2025-11-07 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates that a vehicle may be encountered with an SES light on and code P059F set. The technician is instructed to inspect the bracket in front of the grill shutter for being bent before replacing the shutter.Â
- PIT6218B2025-04-01 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates that a vehicle may be encountered with an SES light on and code P059F set. The technician is instructed to inspect the bracket in front of the grill shutter for being bent before replacing the shutter.Â
- PIT6218A2025-01-14 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates that a vehicle may be encountered with an SES light on and code P059F set. The technician is instructed to inspect the bracket in front of the grill shutter for being bent before replacing the shutter.Â
- PIT62182024-09-11 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates that a vehicle may be encountered with an SES light on and code P059F set. The technician is instructed to inspect the bracket in front of the grill shutter for being bent before replacing the shutter.Â
What P059F means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP059F 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 P059F
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P059F stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light generally means the fault was logged and the vehicle is in a reduced-risk mode; a flashing light means stop soon, because a misfiring engine can destroy a catalytic converter in minutes. 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.