P129F on Chevrolet vehicles
P129F is named on 32 Chevrolet model years (2020–2024): 210 manufacturer filings and 27 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Equinox, Express, Tahoe, Suburban, Silverado and 7 more.
Which Chevrolet model years name P129F
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.
Got vehicle to dealer and they confirmed the error code (P0202 - covered under powertrain warranty), but then also noted an error code for P129F where the truck would not start up
GM diagnostic code P129F indicates a Fuel Pump Driver Control Module (FPDCM) fuel pump speed signal fault… My vehicle with 51,000 miles was serviced on 5/6/2026 for PA inspections, oil change and transmission flush
The contact's husband was notified of DTC: P129F, which was diagnosed by the OnStar App
Chevrolet filings that name P129F
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Chevrolet 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.
- PIE0730 Service bulletin2022-12-06 · Electrical System
- This engineering information (EI) is requesting information from technicians to perform the check list provided and contact the engineer listed in regards to the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) illuminated on driver information center (DIC), vehicle does not start and/or stalls, DTC P129F set.
- PIE0730A Service bulletin2022-12-15 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This engineering information (EI) closure ends the need for gathering information from technicians in regards to the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) illuminated on driver information center (DIC), vehicle does not start and/or stalls, DTC P129F set.
- 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 · 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 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 bulletin2024-08-23 · 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 · Engine
- 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.
- N192266751 Service bulletin2019-10-08 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- N192266751 - Service Update (9 VINs moved from N192266750 due to different procedure). On certain vehicles that are equipped with a 6.6L diesel engine, may have one or more of the following conditions exist: 1.The instrument panel cluster may incorrectly display the message ?DEF Low? when a diesel engine fluid (DEF) controller internal fault is detected (DTC P20FF), instead of displaying the prop
- N192266750 Service bulletin2019-10-01 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- N192266750 - Service Update. On certain vehicles that are equipped with a 6.6L diesel engine, may have one or more of the following conditions exist: 1.The instrument panel cluster may incorrectly display the message ?DEF Low? when a diesel engine fluid (DEF) controller internal fault is detected (DTC P20FF), instead of displaying the proper ?Service DEF System? message. 2.The customer may compla
- N192266750-01 Service bulletin2019-12-02 · Electrical System — Instrument Cluster/Panel
- N192266750-01 - Service Update (Revised Warranty Information and Service Procedure). On certain vehicles that are equipped with a 6.6L diesel engine, may have one or more of the following conditions exist: 1.The instrument panel cluster may incorrectly display the message ?DEF Low? when a diesel engine fluid (DEF) controller internal fault is detected (DTC P20FF), instead of displaying the proper
- PIP5664B Service bulletin2019-09-27 · Electrical System
- This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technician to check for any new ECM calibration updates for DTCs P129F P16F3 P20EE P20FF P226D P249D P249E P11CC and / or P11D5 set.
- 21-NA-214 Service bulletin2022-04-01 · Power Train
- This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Service Engine Soon Lamp being illuminated with DTCs P2002, P2463, P2459, P144E, P0421, P0422, P0106 P20EE, P129F, P16F3, P20FF, P226D, P249D, P249E, P11CC and / or P11D5. They may also comment on multiple transmission issues including harsh or delayed shifts, slip, surge, shudder, noise, whine, growl, shake and/o
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 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 P129F a known problem on Chevrolet vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 210 manufacturer filings and 27 owner reports naming P129F on 32 Chevrolet 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 Chevrolet models does P129F appear on most?
2022 Equinox (18 documents), 2023 Express (14 documents), 2021 Tahoe (13 documents).
Does P129F 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.