P2635
11 owner reports and 477 manufacturer filings across 102 model years from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC and others.
Where P2635 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsShowing the 25 model years where P2635 appears most; it is on file for 102 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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P2635 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P2635 on that maker’s vehicles.
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 vehicle has previously experienced electrical and fuel-system related issues, including fault codes such as P2635, P0E32 and P0E37
03-04-24 Engine sputtering Scanned vehicle and codes P2635 fuel pump low fuel/performance was detected
Code: P2635 Fuel pump ‘A’ low flow/ performance It only happens when it’s warm outside
477 manufacturer filings name P2635. 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 P2635.
- 23-NA-066 Service bulletin2024-10-10 · Electrical System
- This service bulletin refers the technician to Recall N242438501, and if closed, refer to SI to correct the condition of Malfunction Indicator Lamp Illuminated with DTCs P0402, P062D, P144E, P242B, P2459, and/or P2635 Set.
- 23-NA-066 Service bulletin2024-05-24 · Engine
- This service bulletin refers the technician to Recall N242438501, and if closed, refer to SI to correct the condition of Malfunction Indicator Lamp Illuminated with DTCs P0402, P062D, P144E, P242B, P2459, and/or P2635 Set.
- 23-NA-066 Service bulletin2024-04-16 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This service bulletin provides a procedure to correct the condition of Malfunction Indicator Lamp Illuminated with DTCs P0402, P062D, P144E, P242B, P2459, and/or P2635 Set.
- PIP5916B Service bulletin2023-05-31 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Engine — Engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm) — Software
- This Preliminary information communicates that there is a software issue in the ecm for the following dtc's P062D P163A P163B, P0402 P144E. P2635 which could cause a crank, no start issue, and how to correct.
- PIP5916A Service bulletin2023-05-30 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Engine — Engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm) — Software
- This Preliminary information communicates that there is a software issue in the ecm for the following dtc's P062D P163A P163B, P0402 P144E. P2635 which could cause a crank, no start issue, and how to correct.
- 17-NA-335 Service bulletin2021-04-15 · Engine
- Malfunction Indicator Lamp Illuminated (MIL) - DTC P2635 and/or P018B Set In High Ambient Temperatures With Hesitation, Surging and Stalling Condition Some customers may comment that the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) is illuminated. Some customers may also comment on one or more of the following symptoms: Hesitation Surging Stalling Note: In ambient temperatures 100 F (37.7
What P2635 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP2635 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 P2635
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P2635 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.