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P0606 on Cadillac vehicles An internal processor fault in the engine control module

P0606 is named on 11 Cadillac model years (2016–2025): 51 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Escalade, CT6, ELR, CT4, CT5.

Powertrain 11 model years 51 manufacturer filings

Which Cadillac model years name P0606

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2023 Cadillac EscaladeService Brakes11—
2022 Cadillac EscaladeService Brakes11—
2024 Cadillac EscaladeService Brakes8—
2021 Cadillac EscaladeNot specified7—
2025 Cadillac EscaladeService Brakes6—
2020 Cadillac CT6Service Brakes2—
2016 Cadillac ELREquipment2—
2023 Cadillac CT4Electrical System1—
2023 Cadillac CT5Structure1—
2022 Cadillac CT4Structure1—
2022 Cadillac CT5Structure1—

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.

Not specified 18 Service Brakes 17 Structure 9 Electrical System 3
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Cadillac filings that name P0606

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Cadillac filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0606. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0606 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

An internal processor fault in the engine control module.

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.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0606 a known problem on Cadillac vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 51 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0606 on 11 Cadillac model years (2016–2025). 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 P0606 appear on most?

2023 Escalade (11 documents), 2022 Escalade (11 documents), 2024 Escalade (8 documents).

Does P0606 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.