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Diagnostic trouble code

P06EF

0 owner reports and 180 manufacturer filings across 25 model years from Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram and others.

PowertrainGeneric OBD-II code180 manufacturer filings

Where P06EF shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2019 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEngine And Engine Cooling33—
2020 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEngine And Engine Cooling17—
2019 Jeep CherokeeElectrical System16—
2019 Volkswagen JettaEngine And Engine Cooling12—
2019 Volkswagen PassatEngine And Engine Cooling12—
2019 Volkswagen TiguanEngine And Engine Cooling12—
2019 Jeep WranglerElectrical System10—
2020 Volkswagen JettaEngine And Engine Cooling9—
2020 Volkswagen PassatEngine And Engine Cooling9—
2020 Volkswagen TiguanEngine And Engine Cooling9—
2022 Jeep CompassPower Train6—
2018 Jeep CherokeeElectrical System4—
2018 Volkswagen AtlasEquipment4—
2018 Volkswagen JettaUnknown Or Other4—
2017 Volkswagen JettaUnknown Or Other4—
2016 Volkswagen JettaUnknown Or Other4—
2019 Ram 1500Electrical System3—
2018 Dodge DurangoElectrical System2—
2019 Jeep Grand CherokeePower Train2—
2018 Jeep Grand CherokeePower Train2—
2018 Jeep WranglerElectrical System2—
2018 Chrysler PacificaEquipment1—
2017 Dodge DurangoFuel System, Gasoline1—
2016 Dodge DurangoEngine And Engine Cooling1—
2017 Jeep Grand CherokeeFuel System, Gasoline1—

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.

What it gets filed under

Engine And Engine Cooling 55Unknown Or Other 41Electrical System 21Equipment 19Power Train 12Fuel System, Gasoline 4
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Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P06EF. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.

What P06EF means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P06EF 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 P06EF

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with P06EF stored?

Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light generally means the fault was logged and the vehicle is in a reduced-risk mode; a flashing light means stop soon, because a misfiring engine can destroy a catalytic converter in minutes. 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.