P0716
6 owner reports and 236 manufacturer filings across 131 model years from Acura, Alfa Romeo, Buick, Cadillac and others.
Where P0716 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsShowing the 60 model years where P0716 appears most; it is on file for 131 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.
What it gets filed under
What owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, one per nameplate, scrubbed of anything identifying. These are unverified reports filed with NHTSA — they are what was said, not a finding that it was true.
Codes were: Transmission code P0716 Parking Brake System U0401-68 Parking brake warning light on Blind spot warning light on Why hasn't there been a recall on this???
The transmission has intermittent harsh or jerky upshifts with steady acceleration, or the MIL comes on with DTC P0716
The first system report from the incident can be found attached as indicated permanent transmission codes of P0716 and P0700
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P0716. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- S2621000003 REV. A2026-03-09 · Power Train
- The vehicle will exhibit a service transmission/check engine warning indicator for the following transmission models: 845RE, 8HP45, 850RE, 8HP50, 8HP70, 8HP75, 8HP75-PHEV, 8HP75-LCV, 8HP90, 8HP95. Transmissions may exhibit the following diagnostic codes: P07E4, P1DB2, P0716, P1B14, P0733, P1D90, P1DB7, P1B13.
- S26210000032026-02-25 · Power Train
- Service transmission/check engine warning indicator for the 850RE, 8HP50, 8HP70, 8HP75, 8HP75-PHEV transmissions that have fault codes P07E4, P1DB2, P0716, P1B14, P0733, P1D90, P1DB7, P1B13.
- B19-0032020-12-04 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Service Bulletin - During a downshift from 9th or 8th gear to 7th gear or lower, a miscalculation in the TCM software causes the MIL to come on with DTC P0716 (input shaft [mainshaft] speed sensor [range/performance]).
- ITB20-0272020-12-01 · Electrical System
- PERMANENT DTC SET IN TCM AND WILL NOT ERASE IF YOU CONFIRM One or more of the following DTCs are stored in the permanent DTC screen (Figure 1): P0715, P0716, P0718, P0730, P0791, P0793, P0794, P1722, P1742, P1745, P17F0, P17F1, P2766 And The DTCs will not erase when following the ESM procedure. NOTE: ï· If DTCs other than those listed above are stored, this bulletin does not apply. ACTION
- B20-0152020-04-01 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Service Bulletin - Due to a running change at the start of production for model year 2019 MDX, the MIL coming on with DTC P0716 does not apply and was removed throughout this service bulletin.
- B20-0152020-03-10 · Power Train
- Service Bulletin - The transmission has intermittent harsh or jerky upshifts with steady acceleration, or the MIL comes on with DTC P0716 (VNM Performance).
What P0716 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0716 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 P0716
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P0716 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.