P2119: 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

34 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P2119, 26 of them since 2015, across 15 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: engine.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
FORD FUSION102010, 2011, 2018
FORD ESCAPE92009, 2010, 2011

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P2119

27 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P2119, from 10 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • FORD RANGER (2019, 2020, 2021), bulletin 10202632: Some 2019-2021 Ranger vehicles built on or before 09-Aug-2021 and 2021 Bronco vehicles may experience a loss of power when driving in freezing temperatures with an illuminated malfunction indication lamp (MIL) and/or pow…
  • FORD BRONCO (2021, 2019, 2020), bulletin 10209216: Some 2019-2021 Ranger vehicles built on or before 09-Aug-2021 and 2021 Bronco vehicles equipped with a 2.3L engine may experience reduced engine power in freezing temperatures with an illuminated malfunction indication l…
  • CADILLAC CTS (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010), bulletin 10126975: This PI was superseded to update model years and add information concerning idle surge, reduced engine power mode, and/or DTCs P0068, P0121, P1516, P2101, P2119, and/or P2176 that may be experienced on high mileage vehic…
  • CHEVROLET AVALANCHE (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010), bulletin 10126975: This PI was superseded to update model years and add information concerning idle surge, reduced engine power mode, and/or DTCs P0068, P0121, P1516, P2101, P2119, and/or P2176 that may be experienced on high mileage vehic…
  • GMC CANYON (2008, 2009, 2006, 2007), bulletin 10126975: This PI was superseded to update model years and add information concerning idle surge, reduced engine power mode, and/or DTCs P0068, P0121, P1516, P2101, P2119, and/or P2176 that may be experienced on high mileage vehic…
  • CHEVROLET COLORADO (2017, 2018), bulletin 10137390: This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from the field on vehicles that have the condition of Malfunction Indicator Lamp Illuminated with DTCs P2101 Throttle Actuator Position Performance and/or…

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.