P1101 on Chevrolet vehicles
P1101 is named on 39 Chevrolet model years (2016–2026): 258 manufacturer filings and 24 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Malibu, Equinox, Cruze, Trax, Volt and 4 more.
Which Chevrolet model years name P1101
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.
Multiple diagnostic codes appear repeatedly, including P0299 (turbo underboost), P0101 (mass air flow performance), P1101 (intake airflow performance), and P0506 (idle control RPM too low)
Mechanics advised me that there is nothing wrong with my vehicle and drives smooth that the code P1101 maybe a recall because they have been seeing it much frequent on Chevy Cruze 2017,2018
Chevrolet filings that name P1101
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Chevrolet filed with NHTSA whose summary names P1101. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- PIP5651 Service bulletin2019-05-21 · Power Train
- This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of the charge air cooler pipe connection becoming disconnected from the throttle body causing a reduced power issue and one or more of the following trouble codes P0172, P0299, P0101, P0506, P1101.
- PIP5651A Service bulletin2019-06-12 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Cooling System
- This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of the charge air cooler pipe connection becoming disconnected from the throttle body causing a reduced power issue and one or more of the following trouble codes P0172, P0299, P0101, P0506, P1101.
- PIP5651B Service bulletin2019-06-20 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of the charge air cooler pipe connection becoming disconnected from the throttle body causing a reduced power issue and one or more of the following trouble codes P0172, P0299, P0101, P0506, P1101.
- PIP5402D Service bulletin2018-07-25 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with the diagnosis and repair steps for a vehicle with a check engine light on with Diagnostic Trouble Code P015B or a reduced engine power message with Diagnostic Trouble Code P1101. Technician should look for a missing or damaged O-ring seal in the charge air cooler coupler.
- PIP5710 Service bulletin2020-02-11 · Engine
- This Preliminary information communicates the possiblilty of the charge air cooler tube becoming disconnected from the throttle body and causing reduced power with dtc P0172 P0299 P0101 P0506 P1101
- 20NA047 Service bulletin2020-02-28 · Equipment
- This technical bulletin provides a service procedure to correct conditions of Front or Rear Crankshaft Oil Leak, MIL Illuminated with DTC P1101 Set.
- 20NA047 Service bulletin2020-03-12 · Power Train — Manual Transmission — Shift Pattern Indicator
- This technical bulletin provides a service procedure to correct conditions of Front or Rear Crankshaft Oil Leak, MIL Illuminated with DTC P1101 Set.
- PIP5402E Service bulletin2019-10-22 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with the diagnosis and repair steps for a vehicle with a check engine light on with Diagnostic Trouble Code P015B or a reduced engine power message with Diagnostic Trouble Code P1101. Technician should look for a missing or damaged O-ring seal in the charge air cooler coupler.
- PIP5402A Service bulletin2017-06-19 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with the diagnosis and repair steps for a vehicle with a check engine light on with Diagnostic Trouble Code P015B or a reduced engine power message with Diagnostic Trouble Code P1101. Technician should look for a missing or damaged O-ring seal in the charge air cooler coupler.
- PIP5402B Service bulletin2017-09-19 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with the diagnosis and repair steps for a vehicle with a check engine light on with Diagnostic Trouble Code P015B or a reduced engine power message with Diagnostic Trouble Code P1101. Technician should look for a missing or damaged O-ring seal in the charge air cooler coupler.
- PIP-5402 Service bulletin2016-05-17 · Engine
- THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES THE TECHNICIAN WITH THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR STEPS FOR A VEHICLE WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P015B OR A REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1101. TECHNICIAN SHOULD LOOK FOR A MISSING OR DAMAGED O-RING SEAL IN THE CHARGE AIR COOLER COUPLER.
- PI0907C Service bulletin2016-10-10 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- This preliminary informational bulletin provides repair information to correct a customers concern of check engine light on with DTC P1101 set.
What P1101 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP1101 is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 1, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.
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 P1101 a known problem on Chevrolet vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 258 manufacturer filings and 24 owner reports naming P1101 on 39 Chevrolet model years (2016–2026). 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 P1101 appear on most?
2019 Malibu (25 documents), 2019 Equinox (23 documents), 2020 Equinox (17 documents).
Does P1101 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.