P0716: owner reports and bulletins
Got P0716 on your scanner? Tell the mechanic your year, make, model and any symptoms and you'll get the likely cause and what to check first. Ask about this code.
What owners report to NHTSA
21 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P0716, 12 of them since 2015, across 14 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: power train.
Most-reported models
| Vehicle | Complaints | Model years reported |
|---|---|---|
| GMC ACADIA | 3 | 2007, 2008 |
| ACURA MDX | 3 | 2016, 2017 |
Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0716
31 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0716, from 11 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:
- RAM 3500 (2024), bulletin 11009478: "Rear Selective Thrust Washer Failure 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): P0218-00 - Tr…
- RAM 2500 (2024), bulletin 11010661: "Rear Selective Thrust Washer Failure Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle may exhibit/set one or more of the following DTCs: P0218-00 - Transmission High Temperature O…
- FORD F-350 SD (2020, 2021), bulletin 10186597: Some 2020-2021 Super Duty vehicles equipped with an 10R140 automatic transmission may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and/or powertrain malfunction (wrench) indicator lamp with diagnostic trouble …
- FORD F-550 SD (2020), bulletin 10177119: Some 2020 Super Duty vehicles equipped with an 10R140 automatic transmission may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and/or wrench light with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0715, P0716, P0717, P0718…
- FORD F-250 SD (2020), bulletin 10183419: Some 2020 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with a 10R140 automatic transmission and built on or before 21-Sep-2020 may exhibit a lack of power with an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and/or wrench lamp with di…
- HONDA ODYSSEY (2018, 2019), bulletin 10169956: Service Bulletin - The transmission has intermittent harsh or jerky upshifts with steady acceleration, or the MIL comes on with DTC P0716.
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.