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P2AF5 on Jeep vehicles

P2AF5 is named on 16 Jeep model years (2018–2026): 28 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Wrangler, Compass, Grand Cherokee, Grand Wagoneer, Wagoneer and 1 more.

Powertrain 16 model years 28 manufacturer filings 3 owner reports

Which Jeep model years name P2AF5

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2024 Jeep WranglerElectrical System4—
2025 Jeep Grand CherokeeElectrical System3—
2018 Jeep CompassElectrical System—3
2026 Jeep CompassElectrical System2—
2026 Jeep WranglerElectrical System2—
2025 Jeep CompassElectrical System2—
2025 Jeep WranglerElectrical System2—
2024 Jeep CompassElectrical System2—
2024 Jeep Grand CherokeeElectrical System2—
2024 Jeep Grand WagoneerElectrical System2—
2024 Jeep WagoneerElectrical System2—
2026 Jeep GladiatorElectrical System1—
2025 Jeep GladiatorElectrical System1—
2025 Jeep Grand WagoneerElectrical System1—
2025 Jeep WagoneerElectrical System1—
2024 Jeep GladiatorElectrical System1—

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.

Electrical System 31
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What Jeep owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

The error codes are: P3506 and P2AF5: cylinder misfire fault detected, throttle position sensor, sensor reference volatage circuit low, crankshaft position sensor, engine oil pressure sensor, accelerator pedal position sensor circuit 1 low
2018 Jeep Compass at 7,040 miles Oct 22, 2019 NHTSA owner report

Jeep filings that name P2AF5

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Jeep filed with NHTSA whose summary names P2AF5. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P2AF5 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P2AF5 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 Jeep and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P2AF5 a known problem on Jeep vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 28 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports naming P2AF5 on 16 Jeep model years (2018–2026). 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 Jeep models does P2AF5 appear on most?

2024 Wrangler (4 documents), 2018 Compass (3 documents), 2025 Grand Cherokee (3 documents).

Does P2AF5 on a Jeep 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.