P2600
8 owner reports and 13 manufacturer filings across 8 model years from Hyundai, Kia.
Where P2600 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Hyundai Sonata | Engine | 2 | 4 | |
| 2019 Kia Niro | Electrical System | 5 | — | Battery → |
| 2018 Hyundai Sonata | Engine | 2 | 1 | |
| 2019 Hyundai Sonata | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2017 Hyundai Sonata | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2018 Kia Optima | Power Train | — | 1 | |
| 2017 Kia Optima | Engine | — | 1 | |
| 2017 Kia Sorento | Unspecified | — | 1 |
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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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.
They wasn’t any warning signal or codes before this but not code p2600 and code p0401 are coming up
13 manufacturer filings name P2600. 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 P2600.
- 21-EM-007H Service bulletin2021-06-10 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This bulletin describes the procedure to diagnose and repair the Engine Electric Water Pump (EEWP) on certain Sonata Hybrid (LF HEV) and Sonata Plug-In Hybrid (LF PHEV) vehicles with DTC P2600, causing an HEV and/or MIL warning lamp illumination.
- TSB_ELE211_R1 Service bulletin2021-02-23 · Electrical System
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN - AEWP PARTIAL REPLACEMENT FOR DTC P2600/P0C73 - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information to replace the Can Case of the Auxiliary Electric Water Pump (AEWP) on some 2019MY Niro (DE HEV, DE PHEV) vehicles produced from Novembe
- TSB_ELE211 Service bulletin2021-02-03 · Electrical System
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: AEWP PARTIAL REPLACEMENT FOR DTC P2600/P0C73 - This bulletin provides information to replace the Can Case of the Auxiliary Electric Water Pump (AEWP) on some 2019MY Niro (DE HEV, DE PHEV) vehicles produced from November 26, 2018 through January 23, 2019, which may exhibit MIL âONâ with DTC P2600 and/or P0C73. The vehicle may exhibit intermittently poor electric con
What P2600 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP2600 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
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 P2600
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P2600 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.