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.
Which Chevrolet model years name P06DE
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsA 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.
What Chevrolet owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ 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
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…
Chevrolet filings that name P06DE
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins 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.
- PIP5519A Service bulletin2018-05-15 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of the timing chain tesnioner gasket being improperly installed or mis-positioned after major engine repairs causing a low engine oil pressure and dtc p06DE.
- PIP5519 Service bulletin2017-09-13 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of the timing chain tensioner gasket being improperly installed or mis-positioned after major engine repairs causing a low engine oil pressure and dtc p06DE.
- PIP5676 Service bulletin2019-09-16 · Equipment
- This Preliminary information communicates to the technician information on what may be setting DTC P06DE. This is in addition to what is already in the service manual.
- PIP5676A Service bulletin2019-09-23 · Equipment
- This Preliminary information communicates to the technician information on what may be setting DTC P06DE. This is in addition to what is already in the service manual.
- PIP5247A Service bulletin2021-04-09 · Service Brakes
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Code P06DE set in the Engine Control Module. P0651 may also be set in the ECM with the P06DE. Technician must follow published Service Information diagnostics for P06DE. If diagnostics lead to removing th
- PIP5932D Service bulletin2024-08-13 · Electrical System
- This Preliminary information communicates to dealers engine wiring harness inspections and engine oil pump diagnostic testing related to MIL on with P0521, P06DD or P06DE.
- PIP5947B Service bulletin2024-08-16 · Engine
- This Preliminary information communicates to the dealers information related to potential failed engine camshaft cover causing excessive engine oil consumption and blue smoke from the exhaust system at low mileage. Can also possibly cause a misfire and may or may not set history or current codes P0300 P050D P0521 P06DE. It advises inspections for potential engine camshaft cover replacement.
- PIP5947C Service bulletin2024-12-05 · Engine
- This Preliminary information communicates to the dealers information related to potential failed engine camshaft cover causing excessive engine oil consumption, blue smoke from the exhaust system at low mileage. Can also possibly cause a misfire or idle surge and may or may not set history or current codes P0300 P050D P0521 P06DE P1101. It advises inspections for potential engine camshaft cover re
- 18-NA-246 Service bulletin2022-03-11 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This service bulletin provides repair procedures, depending on model year, to correct a customer concern of a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated with DTC P0172, P06DE and/or P0521 Set.
- 22-NA-056 Service bulletin2022-03-11 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This service bulletin provides a repair procedure to correct a customer concern of a MIL Illuminated with DTC P0172, P06DE and/or P0521 Set.
What P06DE means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP06DE 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.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs 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.