P129F on Buick vehicles
P129F is named on 11 Buick model years (2020–2024): 65 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Enclave, Encore, Envision.
Which Buick model years name P129F
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Buick Enclave | Electrical System | 7 | — |
| 2023 Buick Encore | Electrical System | 7 | — |
| 2023 Buick Envision | Electrical System | 7 | — |
| 2022 Buick Enclave | Electrical System | 7 | — |
| 2022 Buick Encore | Electrical System | 7 | — |
| 2022 Buick Envision | Fuel/Propulsion System | 7 | — |
| 2021 Buick Enclave | Fuel/Propulsion System | 7 | — |
| 2021 Buick Encore | Electrical System | 7 | — |
| 2021 Buick Envision | Fuel/Propulsion System | 7 | — |
| 2024 Buick Encore | Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | — |
| 2020 Buick Envision | Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | — |
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.
Buick filings that name P129F
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Buick filed with NHTSA whose summary names P129F. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- PIP5964C Service bulletin2024-03-26 · Electrical System
- This Preliminary information communicates a vehicle may come to the dealer with a complaint of no start, stalling, rough idle, no acceleration, loss of power, erratic shifting, fuel gauge inoperative, MIL illuminated with various codes stored. Technicians are directed to replace the K111FPDCM if any of these conditions can be validated and code P023F or P129F is found.
- 24-NA-139 Service bulletin2024-07-23 · Fuel/Propulsion System
- This bulletin provides a procedure to replace the FPDCM if found to cause customers concerns of Crank No Start, Stalling, Loss of Power, Fuel Gauge Inoperative/Erratic, MIL Illuminated - DTC P023F and/or P129F Set.
- 24-NA-139 Service bulletin2024-08-10 · Electrical System
- This bulletin provides a procedure to replace the FPDCM if found to cause customers concerns of Crank No Start, Stalling, Loss of Power, Fuel Gauge Inoperative/Erratic, MIL Illuminated - DTC P023F and/or P129F Set.
- 24-NA-139 Service bulletin2025-04-12 · Fuel/Propulsion System
- This service bulletin provides a procedure to replace the FPDCM if found to cause customers concerns of Crank No Start, Stalling, Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated – DTC P023F or P129F Set.
What P129F means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP129F 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 Buick 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 P129F a known problem on Buick vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 65 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P129F on 11 Buick model years (2020–2024). 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 Buick models does P129F appear on most?
2023 Enclave (7 documents), 2022 Enclave (7 documents), 2021 Enclave (7 documents).
Does P129F on a Buick 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.