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Federal filingsHome›Trouble codes› P2610
Diagnostic trouble code

P2610

2 owner reports and 253 manufacturer filings across 86 model years from Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Lexus and others.

Powertrain Generic OBD-II code 253 manufacturer filings 2 owner reports

Where P2610 shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reportsParts
2016 Chrysler 300Power Train9—
2016 Dodge ChallengerElectrical System9—Battery →
2016 Dodge ChargerPower Train9—
2020 Jeep CherokeePower Train7—
2016 Mazda CX-5Equipment7—
2016 Ram 2500Power Train7—
2016 Ram 3500Power Train7—
2019 Jeep CherokeeService Brakes6—Brake pads →
2016 Mazda CX-3Equipment6—
2016 Mazda MX-5Engine6—
2016 Mazda Mazda3Engine6—
2016 Mazda Mazda6Engine6—
2016 Dodge DartEngine5—
2018 Mazda CX-3Engine5—
2017 Mazda CX-3Engine5—
2017 Mazda CX-5Engine5—
2017 Mazda CX-9Engine5—
2016 Mazda CX-9Engine5—
2017 Mazda MX-5Engine5—
2018 Mazda CX-5Engine4—
2018 Mazda CX-9Engine4—
2018 Mazda MX-5Engine4—
2018 Mazda Mazda3Engine4—
2017 Mazda Mazda3Engine4—
2018 Mazda Mazda6Engine4—

Showing the 25 model years where P2610 appears most; it is on file for 86 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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P2610 by make

The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P2610 on that maker’s vehicles.

Mazda 33Toyota 20Ram 5Jeep 5Lexus 10Subaru 7

What it gets filed under

Engine 80 Electrical System 78 Power Train 47 Equipment 17 Equipment Adaptive/Mobility 13 Exterior Lighting 2

What owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ 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.

I have an auto engine scanner that registered a P2610 code stating "an Engine Control Module, ECM/PCM Engine Off Timer Performance"
2020 Toyota Yaris Sep 13, 2023 NHTSA owner report
Each time was simply told "normal operation" or "could not duplicate"...it is intermittent had received a call from my service advisor that they pulled codes showing the following; P1604 - startability malfunction P2610 - ecm/pcm internal…
2016 Toyota Camry at 19,289 miles Sep 14, 2017 NHTSA owner report

253 manufacturer filings name P2610. 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.

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Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P2610.

What P2610 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P2610 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.

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Common questions about P2610

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with P2610 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.

Where to go next

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Filed alongside P0456 Another code that appears in the same filings and owner reports as P2610.Filed alongside P0301 Another code that appears in the same filings and owner reports as P2610.Vehicle 2016 Chrysler 300 The model year P2610 is filed against most often.The data Trouble codes by API GET /v1/dtc joins every code to bulletins and owner reports — free tier, no card.