P068A: 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

9 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P068A, 9 of them since 2015, across 5 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: power train.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
FORD ESCAPE32013, 2022

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P068A

9 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P068A, from 4 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • FORD FUSION (2017, 2018), bulletin 10125070: Some 2017-2018 Fusion vehicles equipped with a 2.5L engine and built on or before 18-Aug-2017 may exhibit an illuminated MIL with Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) P0071 and/or P068A. Reprogram the powertrain control modul…
  • LINCOLN MKZ (2017), bulletin 10109008: Some 2017 Fusion and MKZ vehicles may exhibit an illuminated MIL with DTC P068A. Address any additional DTCs first. This DTC can set when battery voltage is low or a battery drain condition exits. The root cause of the l…
  • JAGUAR F-TYPE (2015, 2016), bulletin 10096957: "SITUATION: THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) MAY BE ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P068A-00 STORED IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), AND DTC INDEX ACTIONS ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE CONCERN. C…
  • LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT (2016), bulletin 10105887: "ISSUE: ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP IS ILLUMINATED AT PDI WITH DTC P068A-00 STORED IN THE PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE). NOTE - AFFECTS 3.0 TD6 ONLY. CAUSE: THE TRANSIT RELAY IS FITTED PRIOR TO THE PCM PERFORMING…
  • LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT (2015, 2016), bulletin 10106016: "SITUATION: THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) MAY BE ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P068A-00 STORED IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A PCM SOFTWARE ISSUE (CPU …
  • LAND ROVER LR4 (2015, 2016), bulletin 10106089: "SITUATION: THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) MAY BE ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P068A-00 STORED IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A PCM SOFTWARE ISSUE (CPU …

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.