P144C: owner reports and bulletins

Powertrain (manufacturer-specific). 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 P144C, 7 of them since 2015, across 5 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: power train.

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P144C

30 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P144C, from 4 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • FORD EXPLORER (2020, 2021, 2022), bulletin 10205531: Some 2020-2022 Explorer vehicles equipped with a 2.3L EcoBoost engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P04F0 and/or P144C stored in the powertrain control mod…
  • LINCOLN NAVIGATOR (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), bulletin 10200829: Some 2018-2021 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.5L PowerBoost, 3.5L EcoBoost or 2.7L EcoBoost engine and some 2018-2021 Expedition and Navigator vehicles equipped with a 3.5L EcoBoost engine may exhibit an illuminated ma…
  • FORD EXPEDITION (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), bulletin 10200829: Some 2018-2021 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.5L PowerBoost, 3.5L EcoBoost or 2.7L EcoBoost engine and some 2018-2021 Expedition and Navigator vehicles equipped with a 3.5L EcoBoost engine may exhibit an illuminated ma…
  • JAGUAR XF (2013), bulletin 10226155: Engine MIL Illuminated With DTC P144C
  • JAGUAR E-PACE (2018, 2019, 2017), bulletin 10151650: The customer reports reduced performance with P0191-85 observed in the PCM. This may or may not also illuminate the MIL. DTCs P168F-00, P2178-00, or P144C-00 may be stored also.
  • FORD F-150 (2018, 2019), bulletin 10160865: Some 2018-2019 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.5L EcoBoost or 2.7L EcoBoost engine and some 2018-2019 Expedition and Navigator vehicles equipped with a 3.5L EcoBoost engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicat…

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.