P06E9: 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

7 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P06E9, 7 of them since 2015, across 5 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: engine.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
FORD ESCAPE32017, 2019

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P06E9

29 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P06E9, from 4 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • FORD F-650 INCOMPLETE CHASSIS (2024), bulletin 10246139: Some 2024 F-650/F-750 vehicles built on or before 27-Oct-2023 and equipped with a 6.7L engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P060C, U1022, P0093, P01C4, U3…
  • FORD F-250 SD (2023), bulletin 10242859: Some 2023 F-Super Duty vehicles built on or before 29-Aug-2023 and equipped with a 6.7L engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P060C, U1022, P0093, P01C4, U…
  • 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,…
  • VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT (2019, 2020), bulletin 10171390: Customer states MIL-on with P0133 No Crank/No Start with P06EF and/or P06E9 Customer states MIL-on with P0463 Customer states MIL-on with P04F0 P0441 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no …
  • VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (2019, 2020), bulletin 10172018: Customer states MIL-on with P0133 No Crank/No Start with P06EF and/or P06E9 Customer states MIL-on with P0463 Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P04F0 P0441 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mountin…
  • VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN (2019, 2020), bulletin 10172020: Customer states MIL-on with P0133 No Crank/No Start with P06EF and/or P06E9 Customer states MIL-on with P0463 Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P04F0 P0441 Customer states MIL-on with P2440 Cu…

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.