P0019: owner reports and bulletins

Powertrain (generic, all makes). We haven't written the explanation for this code yet. Below is what owners and manufacturers have filed with NHTSA.

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What owners report to NHTSA

22 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P0019, 20 of them since 2015, across 14 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: engine.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
CHEVROLET TRAVERSE52010, 2012
FORD F-15032012, 2013, 2018

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0019

70 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0019, from 12 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • SUBARU FORESTER (2023, 2024, 2017, 2018), bulletin 11005592: "This bulletin announces availability of new reprograming files for the Engine Control Module (ECM) developed to remedy the following DTCs: P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0087."
  • SUBARU BRZ (2022, 2023, 2024), bulletin 11009691: "This bulletin announces availability of new reprograming files for the Engine Control Module (ECM) developed to remedy the following DTCs: P0016: Crankshaft Position - Camshaft Position Correlation Bank 1 Sensor A P0017…
  • FORD EDGE (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), bulletin 10194428: Some 2015-2021 Ford and Lincoln vehicles may exhibit an illuminated MIL with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P0011, P0012, P0014, P0015, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0021, P0022, P0024 and/or P0025. This may be due to sma…
  • LINCOLN AVIATOR (2020, 2021, 2017, 2018), bulletin 10194428: Some 2015-2021 Ford and Lincoln vehicles may exhibit an illuminated MIL with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P0011, P0012, P0014, P0015, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0021, P0022, P0024 and/or P0025. This may be due to sma…
  • FORD TRANSIT (2020, 2021), bulletin 10199525: Some 2020 Transit vehicles equipped with a 3.5L Duratec engine and all 2021 Transit vehicles built on or before 01-Jul-2021 may experience an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DT…
  • FORD TAURUS POLICE INTERCEPTOR (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), bulletin 10201050: Some 2015-2021 Ford and Lincoln vehicles may exhibit an illuminated MIL with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P0011, P0012, P0014, P0015, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0021, P0022, P0024 and/or P0025. This may be due to sma…

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database and manufacturer communications file, snapshots September 2026. A complaint or bulletin that mentions a code is a report about that vehicle, not a statement that the code has one cause.