U0131
4 owner reports and 94 manufacturer filings across 27 model years from Ford, GMC, Jeep, Lincoln and others.
Where U0131 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Steering | 10 | 1 | |
| 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Steering | 10 | 1 | |
| 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Steering | 9 | — | |
| 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Engine | 6 | — | |
| 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Engine | 6 | — | |
| 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer | Electrical System | 5 | — | Battery → |
| 2020 GMC Sierra | Engine | 4 | — | |
| 2023 Jeep Grand Wagoneer | Steering | 4 | — | |
| 2023 Jeep Wagoneer | Steering | 4 | — | |
| 2022 Jeep Wagoneer | Steering | 4 | — | |
| 2019 Ford Transit Connect | Steering | 3 | — | |
| 2016 Jeep Cherokee | Electrical System | 3 | — | Battery → |
| 2020 Jeep Gladiator Pickup | Equipment | 3 | — | |
| 2020 Jeep Wrangler | Equipment | 3 | — | |
| 2019 Jeep Wrangler | Equipment | 3 | — | |
| 2018 Jeep Wrangler | Equipment | 3 | — | |
| 2025 Jeep Grand Wagoneer | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2024 Jeep Grand Wagoneer | Steering | 2 | — | |
| 2025 Jeep Wagoneer | Steering | 2 | — | |
| 2024 Jeep Wagoneer | Steering | 2 | — | |
| 2016 Lincoln MKC | Steering | 2 | — | |
| 2023 Ford Maverick | Power Train | — | 1 | |
| 2020 Ford Transit Connect | Steering | 1 | — | |
| 2020 Jeep Cherokee | Steering | — | 1 | |
| 2020 Mazda CX-3 | Electrical System | 1 | — | Battery → |
Showing the 25 model years where U0131 appears most; it is on file for 27 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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U0131 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name U0131 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.
I spoke with Jordan at Dave Dennis CJDR in Dayton, OH, right away they said they checked it out, found old code U0131, cleared it, were not able to repeat the issue, and come get it
They came back with codes C0051-04, C0051-64, U0420-00 which they said were codes that heavily recommended the rack and pinion to be changed but the codes that recommend that to be changed are C1592, C2217, or U0131
Recorded faults from last occurrence on April 05 2024: SOBDMC DTC U1011:86-AF SOBDMC DTC U1028:00-26 PCM DTC U1010:00-AF OBDII DTC U1011-P ABS DTC U0401:00-2F ABS DTC U0131:00-2E ACM DTC U0255:00-28 IPMA DTC U0418:86-AF In my situation all…
94 manufacturer filings name U0131. 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 U0131.
- S2219000005 REV. D Service bulletin2025-07-04 · Steering
- Check Engine Lamp On. Warning Messages in the Cluster. U0131 Lost Communication with Power Steering Control Module Set.
- S2219000005 REV. C Service bulletin2025-02-14 · Engine
- Check Engine Lamp On. Warning Messages In The Cluster. U0131 Lost Communication With Power Steering Control Module Set.
- S2219000005 Service bulletin2023-09-22 · Steering
- Check Engine Lamp On. Warning Messages In The Cluster. U0131 Lost Communication With Power Steering Control Module Set.
- S2219000005 Service bulletin2023-09-22 · Electrical System
- Check Engine Lamp On. Warning Messages In The Cluster. U0131 Lost Communication With Power Steering Control Module Set.
- S2219000005 Rev. Service bulletin2023-01-20 · Steering
- Check Engine Lamp On. Warning Messages In The Cluster. U0131 Lost Communication With Power Steering Control Module Set.
- S2019000005RevB Service bulletin2022-04-30 · Power Train
- U0131 Lost Communication With Power Steering Control Module A DTC Active Or Stored. EPS Light On.
What U0131 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIU0131 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 U0131
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with U0131 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.