⌘K
Home›Trouble codes›P2097› Buick
Diagnostic trouble code · Buick

P2097 on Buick vehicles After the catalyst, the mixture on bank 1 is reading rich

P2097 is named on 18 Buick model years (2016–2024): 44 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Enclave, LaCrosse, Envision, Regal.

Powertrain 18 model years 44 manufacturer filings

Which Buick model years name P2097

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2019 Buick EnclaveFuel/Propulsion System3—
2019 Buick LaCrosseFuel/Propulsion System3—
2018 Buick EnclaveFuel/Propulsion System3—
2018 Buick LaCrosseFuel/Propulsion System3—
2017 Buick EnclaveFuel/Propulsion System3—
2017 Buick LaCrosseFuel/Propulsion System3—
2016 Buick EnclaveFuel/Propulsion System3—
2016 Buick LaCrosseFuel/Propulsion System3—
2024 Buick EnclaveExterior Lighting2—
2023 Buick EnclaveElectronic Stability Control2—
2022 Buick EnclaveElectronic Stability Control2—
2021 Buick EnclaveFuel/Propulsion System2—
2020 Buick EnclaveExterior Lighting2—
2018 Buick EnvisionEquipment2—
2018 Buick RegalEquipment2—
2017 Buick EnvisionEquipment2—
2017 Buick RegalEquipment2—
2016 Buick RegalEquipment2—

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.

Not specified 13 Fuel/Propulsion System 11 Electronic Stability Control 7 Equipment 5
Advertisement

Buick filings that name P2097

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Buick filed with NHTSA whose summary names P2097. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P2097 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

After the catalyst, the mixture on bank 1 is reading rich.

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.

From here

Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P2097 a known problem on Buick vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 44 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P2097 on 18 Buick model years (2016–2024). 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 P2097 appear on most?

2019 Enclave (3 documents), 2018 Enclave (3 documents), 2017 Enclave (3 documents).

Does P2097 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.