P2002
6 owner reports and 144 manufacturer filings across 43 model years from Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, Jeep and others.
Where P2002 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsA 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.
The contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program Number: 20M06 (Diesel Particulate Filter Warranty Extension with Diagnostic Trouble Code P2002) and Emission Recall Number: 20E08 (Extended Idle Diesel Particulate Filter…
Codes: P2002, P242F, P2463, P1451 Failures: DPF, Charge air cooler leak, PM sensors, EGR internally cracked, Catalytic Convertor, Pink tinged oil, strong diesel odor in oil - post failures
An OBD2 engine code of P2002 came up, so I took it to my local Ford Dealership
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P2002. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- 18-018-262026-02-11 · Engine
- Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates **Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): â—� P2002 - Diesel Particulate Filter Flow Resistance Monitoring Too High Level 2 Component Or System Operation Obstructed Or Blocked. Custome
- 18-078-242024-10-04 · Power Train
- "Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): â—� P2002 - Diesel Particulate Filter Flow Resistance Monitoring Too High Level 2 Component Or System Operation Obstructed Or Blocked. Customers may also comment on the following: â—� Vehicle will go
- 18-076-242024-10-04 · Power Train
- "Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): â—� **P2002 - Diesel Particulate Filter Flow Resistance Monitoring Too High Level 2 Component Or System Operation Obstructed Or Blocked.** â—� Oil change service light comes on at 15,
- 21-NA-2142023-08-10 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Service Engine Soon Lamp being illuminated. They may also comment on multiple transmission issues including harsh or delayed shifts, slip, surge, shudder, noise, whine, growl, shake and/or vibration. As well as the exhaust brake not working or that they do not feel it. Technicians may find DTCs P2002, P2463, P2459
- 18051232023-04-19 · Electrical System
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates **Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC)s: ? P24D1-00 - Particulate Matter Sensor Regeneration Incomplete. NOTE: This software update will help prevent P24D1-00 from setting. Refer to all applicable publish
- 18-010-232023-01-27 · Exterior Lighting
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC)s: P24D1-00 - Particulate Matter Sensor Regeneration Incomplete. (RSU VINs Only). NOTE: This software update will help prevent P24D1-00 from setting. All unsold vehicle
What P2002 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIThe diesel particulate filter is not trapping soot to standard.
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 P2002
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P2002 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.