P0369: owner reports and bulletins
Got P0369 on your scanner? Tell the mechanic your year, make, model and any symptoms and you'll get the likely cause and what to check first. Ask about this code.
What owners report to NHTSA
28 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P0369, 28 of them since 2015, across 11 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: engine.
Most-reported models
| Vehicle | Complaints | Model years reported |
|---|---|---|
| HONDA PILOT | 12 | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| FORD F-150 | 4 | 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 |
Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0369
50 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0369, from 9 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:
- FORD ESCAPE (2020, 2021), bulletin 10201593: Some 2020-2021 Escape vehicles may exhibit a loss of voltage reference (VREF) or runs rough, blow fuse 44 and may or may not set DTC's P06A7,P0840,P0842,P0845,P0847,P2122,P2127,P0522,P008A,P06A6,P2196,P0192, P0212,P0340,…
- LINCOLN NAVIGATOR (2018, 2019, 2020), bulletin 10176107: Some 2018-2020 Navigator vehicles may exhibit excessive oil consumption with no visible oil leaks with or without diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P0365 and/or P0369. Engineering is working to implement a PCM calibration up…
- FORD F-150 (2018, 2019, 2020), bulletin 10175892: Some 2018-2020 F-150 Raptor and 2019-2020 F-150 Limited vehicles equipped with a 3.5L EcoBoost High-Output engine may exhibit excessive oil consumption with no visible oil leaks with or without diagnostic trouble code (D…
- FORD MUSTANG (2020), bulletin 10201586: Some 2020 Mustang vehicles equipped with a 5.0L engine built on 01-Sep-2020 and through 01-Dec-2020 may experience an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P0369 in the powertrai…
- JEEP WRANGLER (2018), bulletin 10183099: Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with thelatest available software. The customer may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) il…
- DODGE DURANGO (2016, 2017), bulletin 10176589: Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further inves…
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.