P2859: 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

6 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P2859, 6 of them since 2015, across 2 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: power train.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
NISSAN SENTRA52013, 2015, 2016, 2018

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P2859

5 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P2859, from 1 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • NISSAN KICKS (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), bulletin 10211994: DTC P0741/4/6, P0776, P0841, P0875, P0965, P2857/8/9, P17F0/1/2/4 AND/OR P285A STORED IN THE TCM, AND MAY HAVE HESITATION AND/OR REDUCED POWER This bulletin has been superseded. If one or more of the following DTCs is st…

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.