P06A6
0 owner reports and 11 manufacturer filings across 4 model years from Ford.
Where P06A6 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty | Engine | 3 | — | |
| 2017 Ford F-350 Super Duty | Engine | 3 | — | |
| 2017 Ford F-450 Super Duty | Engine | 3 | — | |
| 2021 Ford Escape | Steering | 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.
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What it gets filed under
11 manufacturer filings name P06A6. 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.
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P06A6.
- SSM 50245 Service bulletin2021-10-29 · Electrical System
- Some 2020-2021 Escape vehicles may exhibit various symptoms due to a loss of voltage reference (VREF) from the 14290 harness above the steering shaft u-joint. Possible symptoms may include an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL),runs rough, fuse 44 open and may or may not set DTCs P06A7, P0840, P0842, P0845, P0847, P2122, P2127, P0522, P008A, P06A6, P2196, P0192, P0369, P0212, P0340, P0344
- SSM 50116 Service bulletin2021-09-14 · Steering
- Some 2020-2021 Escape vehicles may exhibit a loss of voltage reference (VREF) or runs rough, blow fuse 44 and may or may not set DTC's P06A7,P0840,P0842,P0845,P0847,P2122,P2127,P0522,P008A,P06A6,P2196,P0192, P0212,P0340,P0344,P0365,P0532,P06E9,P0369,C175E,C175B,C2302,P0369. The 14290 harness directly above the steering shaft u-joint near the upper brake pedal mount may come in contact with the ste
- TSB 19-2231 Service bulletin2019-07-25 · Power Train
- Some 2017-2019 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with a 6.7L engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P1291, P1292, P0191 and/or P06A6. This may be due to an engine harness chafe on the powertrain control module (PCM) bracket. Before completing Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) Manual pinpoint tests, follow the Service Proced
- SSM 46456 Service bulletin2017-03-14 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- SOME 2017 F-SUPER DUTY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 6.7L ENGINE AND BUILT ON OR BEFORE 07-FEB-17 MAY EXHIBIT A ILLUMINATED MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DTC P06A6, P0193, P02E9, P0335, P0532 AND/OR P2454. THIS MAY BE DUE TO A CONCERN WITH THE REFERENCE VOLTAGE OR SIGNAL RETURN CIRCUIT OF THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CKP) WIRING. INSPECT CKP SENSOR HARNESS CIRCUITS APPROXIMATELY 381MM(15
- SSM 46351 Service bulletin2017-01-30 · Engine
- SOME 2017 F-SUPER DUTY EQUIPPED WITH A 6.7L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A MIL ON WITH DTC P06A6, P0193, P02E9, P0335, P0532 AND/OR P2454. THIS MAY BE DUE TO A CONCERN WITH THE REFERENCE VOLTAGE OR SIGNAL RETURN CIRCUIT OF THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CKP) WIRING. INSPECT CKP SENSOR HARNESS CIRCUITS APPROXIMATELY 381MM(15 INCHES) FROM THE CKP SENSOR CONNECTOR FOR DAMAGE OR EVIDENCE OF BEING PINCHED. IF A
What P06A6 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP06A6 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 P06A6
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P06A6 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.