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Diagnostic trouble code

U3035

0 owner reports and 52 manufacturer filings across 23 model years from Ford, Lincoln.

Network Manufacturer-specific 52 manufacturer filings

Where U3035 shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reportsParts
2023 Ford F-250 Super DutyPower Train4—
2023 Ford F-350 Super DutyPower Train4—
2023 Ford F-450 Super DutyPower Train4—
2025 Ford Bronco SportNot specified2—
2025 Ford EscapeNot specified2—
2024 Ford EscapeNot specified2—
2025 Ford ExpeditionNot specified2—
2025 Ford ExplorerNot specified2—
2024 Ford ExplorerNot specified2—
2025 Ford F-150Not specified2—
2024 Ford F-150Not specified2—
2025 Ford F-250 Super DutyNot specified2—
2025 Ford F-350 Super DutyNot specified2—
2025 Ford F-450 Super DutyNot specified2—
2025 Ford MaverickNot specified2—
2025 Ford MustangNot specified2—
2024 Ford MustangNot specified2—
2025 Ford Mustang Mach-ENot specified2—
2025 Lincoln AviatorNot specified2—
2024 Lincoln AviatorNot specified2—
2025 Lincoln NautilusNot specified2—
2024 Lincoln NautilusNot specified2—
2025 Lincoln NavigatorNot specified2—

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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U3035 by make

The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name U3035 on that maker’s vehicles.

Ford 18Lincoln 5

What it gets filed under

Not specified 46 Power Train 6

52 manufacturer filings name U3035. 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 U3035.

What U3035 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

U3035 is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 3, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.

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.

From here

Common questions about U3035

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Why does this page not define U3035?

Because it cannot be defined honestly. The second character of a trouble code says who owns its meaning, and a 1 or a 3 hands that to the manufacturer. Sites that print one definition for a manufacturer-specific code are showing you one automaker's meaning and hoping it is yours.

Can I keep driving with U3035 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.