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Diagnostic trouble code

P06A0

0 owner reports and 136 manufacturer filings across 69 model years from Ford, Lincoln.

Powertrain Generic OBD-II code 136 manufacturer filings

Where P06A0 shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reportsParts
2018 Ford EscapeElectrical System5—Battery →
2017 Ford EscapeElectrical System5—Battery →
2017 Lincoln ContinentalEngine3—
2018 Ford E-SeriesEquipment2—
2017 Ford E-SeriesElectrical System2—Battery →
2016 Ford E-SeriesEquipment2—
2019 Ford EcoSportElectrical System2—Battery →
2018 Ford EcoSportEquipment2—
2018 Ford EdgeEquipment2—
2017 Ford EdgeElectrical System2—Battery →
2016 Ford EdgeEquipment2—
2019 Ford EscapeElectrical System2—Battery →
2019 Ford ExplorerElectrical System2—Battery →
2018 Ford ExplorerEquipment2—
2017 Ford ExplorerElectrical System2—Battery →
2016 Ford ExplorerElectrical System2—Battery →
2019 Ford F-250 Super DutyEquipment2—
2018 Ford F-250 Super DutyElectrical System2—Battery →
2019 Ford F-350 Super DutyElectrical System2—Battery →
2018 Ford F-350 Super DutyElectrical System2—Battery →
2019 Ford F-450 Super DutyEquipment2—
2018 Ford F-450 Super DutyEquipment2—
2019 Ford FiestaElectrical System2—Battery →
2018 Ford FiestaElectrical System2—Battery →
2017 Ford FiestaElectrical System2—Battery →

Showing the 25 model years where P06A0 appears most; it is on file for 69 in total.

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.

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P06A0 by make

The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P06A0 on that maker’s vehicles.

Ford 52Lincoln 17

What it gets filed under

Equipment 93 Electrical System 40 Power Train 2 Engine 1

136 manufacturer filings name P06A0. Start with what the maker wrote down.

A code names the test that failed, not the part. A bulletin that names it is often a diagnosis someone has already written down — quote its number at the service desk.

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Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P06A0.

What P06A0 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P06A0 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.

From here

Common questions about P06A0

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with P06A0 stored?

Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light means a fault was logged and the car should be checked soon; a flashing light means a severe misfire — slow down and get it seen as soon as possible, because severe misfire can quickly damage the catalytic converter. 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.