P0563: 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

2 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P0563, 2 of them since 2015, across 2 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: electrical system.

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0563

36 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0563, from 5 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • GMC SIERRA 3500 (2024), bulletin 10251916: This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Silverado and Sierra Setting DTC P0606 and either DTC P0562 or P0563.
  • CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 (2024), bulletin 10251916: This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Silverado and Sierra Setting DTC P0606 and either DTC P0562 or P0563.
  • JEEP GLADIATOR (2024), bulletin 11001133: "Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): P11…
  • JEEP WRANGLER (2024), bulletin 11001282: "Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): P11…
  • GMC SIERRA 2500 (2024), bulletin 11004881: This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Silverado and Sierra Setting DTC P0606 and either DTC P0562 or P0563.
  • FORD MUSTANG MACH E (2021, 2022, 2023), bulletin 10241528: Some 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E vehicles built on or before 17-Mar-2023 may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and/or powertrain malfunction (wrench) indicator with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P056…

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.