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P06DE on Chevrolet vehicles

P06DE is named on 40 Chevrolet model years (2016–2024): 115 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Malibu, Equinox, Camaro, Traverse, Trax and 7 more.

Powertrain 40 model years 115 manufacturer filings 2 owner reports

Which Chevrolet model years name P06DE

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

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.

Equipment 48 Engine 42 Service Brakes 9 Equipment Adaptive/Mobility 7
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What Chevrolet owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

March 15, 2026 – Diagnostic Codes- P0521 – Engine Oil Pressure Sensor/Switch Range or Performance- P06DE – Engine Oil Pressure Control Circuit Stuck On Concerns include oil pressure, lubrication issues, and potential engine damage
2024 Chevrolet Trax Apr 30, 2026 NHTSA owner report
I did stop at McCarthy Chevrolet of Overland Park to have codes run about on , the codes showing do not show in the above link...codes: U1502, U0422, P06DE, C0760...those all present on the paper as "Current." I have not had it diagnosed…
2016 Chevrolet Malibu May 23, 2024 NHTSA owner report

Chevrolet filings that name P06DE

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Chevrolet filed with NHTSA whose summary names P06DE. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P06DE means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P06DE 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. The record above is what Chevrolet 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 P06DE a known problem on Chevrolet vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 115 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports naming P06DE on 40 Chevrolet model years (2016–2024). 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 Chevrolet models does P06DE appear on most?

2016 Malibu (7 documents), 2018 Malibu (6 documents), 2017 Malibu (6 documents).

Does P06DE on a Chevrolet 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.