P0671: 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 P0671, 2 of them since 2015, across 2 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: engine.

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0671

5 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0671, from 3 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • GMC SIERRA 1500 (2023, 2024), bulletin 10248263: This engineering information (EI) closure ends the need for gathering further information from technicians in regard to having the Check Engine Lamp illuminated on Driver Information Center (DIC) with DTCs P0671, P0672, …
  • CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 (2023, 2024), bulletin 10248263: This engineering information (EI) closure ends the need for gathering further information from technicians in regard to having the Check Engine Lamp illuminated on Driver Information Center (DIC) with DTCs P0671, P0672, …
  • CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 (2019), bulletin 10155096: This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from the field to determine a root cause for a condition of Service Engine Soon (SES) Light On, DTCs P06C5, P06CC, P066A, P066C, P066E, P067A, P067C, P067…
  • GMC SIERRA 2500 (2019), bulletin 10155096: This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from the field to determine a root cause for a condition of Service Engine Soon (SES) Light On, DTCs P06C5, P06CC, P066A, P066C, P066E, P067A, P067C, P067…
  • RAM PROMASTER (2014, 2015), bulletin 10148966: Glow Plug Missing O-ring This bulletin involves the replacement of the glow plugs because of a missing internal O-ring. The customer may describe a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and/or a blinking glow plu…

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.