P1DB7
1 owner report and 186 manufacturer filings across 105 model years from Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and others.
Where P1DB7 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Power Train | 8 | — | |
| 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Power Train | 8 | — | |
| 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Power Train | 6 | — | |
| 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Power Train | 6 | — | |
| 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Power Train | 6 | — | |
| 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Power Train | 6 | — | |
| 2026 Jeep Wrangler | Power Train | 4 | — | |
| 2025 Jeep Wrangler | Power Train | 4 | — | |
| 2024 Jeep Wrangler | Power Train | 4 | — | |
| 2023 Jeep Wrangler | Power Train | 4 | — | |
| 2022 Jeep Wrangler | Power Train | 4 | — | |
| 2023 Ram 1500 | Power Train | 4 | — | |
| 2022 Ram 1500 | Power Train | 4 | — | |
| 2022 Dodge Durango | Power Train | 3 | — | |
| 2025 Dodge Durango | Power Train | 2 | — | |
| 2024 Dodge Durango | Power Train | 2 | — | |
| 2023 Dodge Durango | Power Train | 2 | — | |
| 2021 Dodge Durango | Power Train | 2 | — | |
| 2020 Dodge Durango | Power Train | 2 | — | |
| 2019 Dodge Durango | Power Train | 2 | — | |
| 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Power Train | 2 | — | |
| 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Power Train | 2 | — | |
| 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Power Train | 2 | — | |
| 2026 Jeep Grand Wagoneer | Power Train | 2 | — | |
| 2025 Jeep Grand Wagoneer | Power Train | 2 | — |
Showing the 25 model years where P1DB7 appears most; it is on file for 105 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.
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P1DB7 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P1DB7 on that maker’s vehicles.
What it gets filed under
186 manufacturer filings name P1DB7. Start with what the maker wrote down.
A code names the test that failed, not the part. A bulletin that names it is often a diagnosis someone has already written down — quote its number at the service desk.
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P1DB7.
- S2621000003 REV. A Service bulletin2026-03-09 · 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.
- S2621000003 Service bulletin2026-02-25 · 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.
- 2100724 Service bulletin2024-01-23 · Electrical System
- Flash: Transmission Control Module (TCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): ? P1DB7 - Torque Converter Clutch Performance. Customers may also experience one or more of the following condition: ? Customer might perceive a slight difference in vehicle pe
- S2321000009 Service bulletin2023-09-29 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
- MIL On with TCM P1DB7 Active
- S2321000009 Service bulletin2023-09-29 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
- MIL On with TCM P1DB7 Active
What P1DB7 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP1DB7 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. 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 P1DB7
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardWhy does this page not define P1DB7?
Because it cannot be defined honestly. The second character of a trouble code says who owns its meaning, and a 1 or a 3 hands that to the manufacturer. Sites that print one definition for a manufacturer-specific code are showing you one automaker's meaning and hoping it is yours.
Can I keep driving with P1DB7 stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light means a fault was logged and the car should be checked soon; a flashing light means a severe misfire — slow down and get it seen as soon as possible, because severe misfire can quickly damage the catalytic converter. 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.