P2797 on Chevrolet vehicles
P2797 is named on 18 Chevrolet model years (2019–2025): 51 manufacturer filings and 4 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Malibu, Bolt EUV, Trailblazer, Bolt EV, Equinox.
Which Chevrolet model years name P2797
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Chevrolet Malibu | Power Train | 8 | — |
| 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV | Electrical System | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 Chevrolet Malibu | Electrical System | 7 | — |
| 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Electrical System | 5 | — |
| 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV | Power Train | 3 | — |
| 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV | Power Train | 3 | — |
| 2021 Chevrolet Malibu | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2023 Chevrolet Malibu | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2022 Chevrolet Malibu | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2025 Chevrolet Equinox | Power Train | 1 | — |
| 2025 Chevrolet Malibu | Power Train | 1 | — |
| 2025 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2024 Chevrolet Malibu | Power Train | 1 | — |
| 2024 Chevrolet Trailblazer | Power Train | 1 | — |
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.
What Chevrolet owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
Yea, I have the error code given to me by OnStar: P2797 Auxilliary Transmission Fluid Pump error Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others?
Chevrolet filings that name P2797
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Chevrolet filed with NHTSA whose summary names P2797. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- PIP5672 Service bulletin2019-08-23 · Power Train
- This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technician to replace the transmission auxiliary fluid pump if code P2797 is the only code set in the TCM of the VT-40 CVT automatic transmission along with a concern of the stop start function not working. Dealers are advised to order the transmission auxiliary fluid pump from the Warranty Parts Center.
- 19NA200 Service bulletin2019-11-15 · Electrical System
- This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the transmission auxiliary pump to correct a condition of start/stop inoperative, MIL illuminated w/DTC P2797.
- 19NA200 Service bulletin2020-04-06 · Electrical System
- This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the transmission auxiliary pump to correct a condition of start/stop inoperative, MIL illuminated w/DTC P2797.
- 21-NA-148 Service bulletin2023-07-28 · Electrical System
- This service bulletin provides diagnostic aid information for DTC P2797, P2798 or P0C2D for Transmission Fluid Pump Performance to correct a customer concern of Propulsion Power is Reduced message on DIC combined with a Service Vehicle Soon MIL.
- 21-NA-148 Service bulletin2024-03-12 · Electrical System
- This service bulletin provides diagnostic aid information for DTC P2797, P2798 or P0C2D for Transmission Fluid Pump Performance to correct a customer concern of a Propulsion Power is Reduced message on DIC combined with a Service Vehicle Soon MIL.
- 21-NA-148 Service bulletin2024-06-06 · Power Train
- This service bulletin provides diagnostic aid information for DTC P2797, P2798 or P0C2D for Transmission Fluid Pump Performance to correct a customer concern of a Propulsion Power is Reduced message on DIC combined with a Service Vehicle Soon MIL.
- 19NA200 Service bulletin2020-05-29 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
- This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the transmission auxiliary pump to correct a condition of start/stop inoperative, MIL illuminated w/DTC P2797.
- 19NA200 Service bulletin2020-09-10 · Electrical System
- This technical bulletin provides a repair procedure to correct a customer concern of start/stop inoperative, MIL illuminated w/DTC P2797.
- 19NA200 Service bulletin2021-03-15 · Electrical System
- This service bulletin provides a repair procedure to correct a customer concern of start/stop inoperative, MIL illuminated w/DTC P2797.
- 19-NA-200 Service bulletin2023-04-28 · Electrical System
- This service bulletin provides a repair procedure to correct a customer concern of start/stop inoperative, MIL illuminated w/DTC P2797.
- 19-NA-200 Service bulletin2025-03-11 · Power Train
- This service bulletin provides a repair procedure to correct a customer concern of start/stop inoperative, MIL illuminated w/DTC P2797.
What P2797 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP2797 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. The record above is what Chevrolet and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P2797 a known problem on Chevrolet vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 51 manufacturer filings and 4 owner reports naming P2797 on 18 Chevrolet model years (2019–2025). 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 Chevrolet models does P2797 appear on most?
2019 Malibu (8 documents), 2023 Bolt EUV (7 documents), 2020 Malibu (7 documents).
Does P2797 on a Chevrolet 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.