P05CE
0 owner reports and 39 manufacturer filings across 10 model years from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC.
Where P05CE shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Buick Enclave | Electrical System | 6 | — |
| 2017 Chevrolet Traverse | Electrical System | 6 | — |
| 2017 Chevrolet Equinox | Electrical System | 5 | — |
| 2017 GMC Acadia | Electrical System | 5 | — |
| 2017 GMC Terrain | Equipment | 5 | — |
| 2017 Chevrolet Impala | Electrical System | 4 | — |
| 2025 Cadillac CT4 | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2024 Cadillac CT4 | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2025 Cadillac CT5 | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2024 Cadillac CT5 | Engine | 2 | — |
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
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P05CE. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- PIP6047A2025-03-14 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of DTC p0011 p0014 P05CE p05CC being set as current or in history due to engine oil metal/debris contamination.
- PIP60472025-02-26 · Engine
- This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of DTC p0014 P05CE being set as current or in history due to engine oil metal/debris contamination.
- PIP5413C2016-10-17 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Code P05CE stored. Clear code and test drive vehicle to ensure code does not return. If code is gone then release vehicle back to the customer or sales department. If code returns, follow SI service procedures to diagnose
- PIP5413B2016-09-28 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON. TECHNICIAN MAY FIND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P05CE STORED. TECHNICIAN SHOULD REPLACE THE BANK 1 EXHAUST CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR.
- PIP5413A2016-09-02 · Electrical System — Software
- THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON. TECHNICIAN MAY FIND P05CE SET. TECHNICIAN SHOULD CLEAR THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE WITH A SCAN TOOL AND TEST DRIVE TO ENSURE THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE DOES NOT RETURN.
- PIP54132016-08-08 · Electrical System
- THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABUT VEHICLES WITH A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH LOW MILES. TECHNICIAN WILL FIND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P05CE STORED. TECHNICIAN SHOULD USE A SCAN TOOL TO CLEAR THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE AND TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR A TEST DRIVE TO ENSURE THE CODE DOES NOT RESET. IF THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE DOERS NOT RESET R
What P05CE means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP05CE 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 P05CE
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P05CE 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.