P06DE: 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 P06DE, 9 of them since 2015, across 8 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: engine.

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P06DE

44 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P06DE, from 6 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • BUICK ENCORE GX (2024), bulletin 11006345: This Preliminary information communicates to dealers engine wiring harness inspections and engine oil pumpdiagnostic testing related to MIL on with P0521, P06DD or P06DE.
  • CHEVROLET TRAX (2024), bulletin 11006345: This Preliminary information communicates to dealers engine wiring harness inspections and engine oil pumpdiagnostic testing related to MIL on with P0521, P06DD or P06DE.
  • CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER (2024), bulletin 11006446: This Preliminary information communicates to the dealers information related to potential failed engine camshaft cover causing excessive engine oil consumption and blue smoke from the exhaust system at low mileage. Can a…
  • CHEVROLET CAMARO (2020, 2021, 2022), bulletin 10209397: This service bulletin provides a repair procedure to correct a customer concern of a MIL Illuminated with DTC P0172, P06DE and/or P0521 Set.
  • GMC TERRAIN (2020, 2021), bulletin 10209397: This service bulletin provides a repair procedure to correct a customer concern of a MIL Illuminated with DTC P0172, P06DE and/or P0521 Set.
  • BUICK ENCORE (2020), bulletin 10174813: Service Update Bulletin. On certain vehicles, the engine oil pump may be stuck due to foreign material, and diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P0521, P06DE, P06DD could be set. Dealers are to perform the engine oil pump scre…

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.