Top Makes and Models with DTC P0118

P0118 Engine Code | Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor Circuit High Input is a DO NOT DRIVE condition due to the potential for significant engine and catalytic converter damage. The most likely vehicles for P0118-related problems are from Chevrolet, Honda, Dodge, Ford, and Buick.

David Goldberg
November 25, 2024

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Top 10 Most Affected Makes

Rank	Make	Low	Moderate	High
1	Chevrolet	Malibu, Sonic, Cruze, Tahoe, Equinox, Camaro, Suburban, Cobalt, Colorado, Avalanche, Silverado 2500, Trailblazer,	Traverse, Impala	N/A
2	Honda	N/A	Pilot	N/A
3	Dodge	Charger, Ram 1500, Durango, Dakota	N/A	Grand Caravan
4	Ford	Ranger, Escape, F-350, Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, Mustang, Taurus, F-250, Explorer, Expedition, Edge	N/A	N/A
5	Buick	Lacrosse, LeSabre	Enclave	N/A
6	GMC	Acadia, Sierra, Envoy, Terrain	Yukon	N/A
7	Toyota	Corolla, Sienna, Tundra, 4Runner, Avalon, RAV4, Highlander, Sequoia, Tacoma, Prius	N/A	N/A
8	Nissan	Frontier, Maxima, Murano, Pathfinder, Rogue, Sentra, Titan, Versa, Xterra	N/A	N/A
9	Audi	A4	N/A	N/A
10	Volkswagen	Jetta, Passat, Tiguan, CC	N/A	N/A

Code P0118-related issues impact vehicles from a wide array of manufacturers—SUVs, trucks, and passenger cars are all vulnerable. FIXD sensor data reveals that vehicles most likely to experience a P0118 code are:

Below is an expanded look at how a P0118 code impacts numerous makes and models. This breakdown covers occurrence rates by model year (2000-2023) and separates the frequency into low, moderate, or high levels. The worst of the worst are the six vehicles listed above.

What is the P0118 Code?

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DTC P0118 indicates the engine control module (ECM)/powertrain control module (PCM) has detected abnormally high voltage from the engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor circuit. This trouble can be caused by a failed ECT sensor, damaged wiring, contaminated coolant, or, in rare cases, a faulty ECM. If ignored, it can lead to severe engine overheating and expensive repairs.

Read the complete article on P0118 Engine Code | Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor Circuit High Input to discover the trouble areas to consider. This resource also offers tips on diagnosing the problem and what a DIYer can do to tackle a P0118 code independently (and when not to).

Top Models for P0118 Codes

Here’s a look at the makes and models most likely to have P0118 codes, according to FIXD sensor data. The absence of a model year ranking indicates no P0118 code was detected among the analyzed years, a lack of sufficient data, or the model wasn’t in production.

Acura

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Acura MDX	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012	N/A	N/A

Audi

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Audi A4	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017	2005, 2006, 2008	N/A

BMW

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
BMW X5	2008, 2013	N/A	N/A

Buick

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Buick Enclave	2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	2008	2010
Buick LaCrosse	2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014	N/A	2010
Buick LeSabre	2001, 2003, 2004, 2005	N/A	2002

Cadillac

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Cadillac Escalade	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016	2008	N/A
Cadillac CTS	2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014	N/A	N/A
Cadillac DeVille	2001, 2002, 2004, 2005	N/A	N/A
Cadillac SRX	2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015	N/A	N/A
Cadillac STS	2005	N/A	N/A

Chevrolet

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Chevrolet Avalanche	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009	N/A	N/A
Chevrolet Camaro	2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	N/A	N/A
Chevrolet Cobalt	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010	N/A	N/A
Chevrolet Colorado	2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019	N/A	N/A
Chevrolet Cruze	2011, 2014, 2015	2012, 2013	N/A
Chevrolet Equinox	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016	N/A	N/A
Chevrolet Impala	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019	2012	2014
Chevrolet Malibu	2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015	2008, 2010, 2011	N/A
Chevrolet Silverado 2500	2001, 2002, 2004	N/A	N/A
Chevrolet Sonic	2012, 2016, 2018	2013, 2014, 2015	N/A
Chevrolet Suburban	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018	N/A	N/A
Chevrolet Tahoe	2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018	2004	N/A
Chevrolet Trailblazer	2003	N/A	N/A
Chevrolet Traverse	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016	2017	2014

Chrysler

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Chrysler Town & Country	2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015	2010	N/A

Dodge

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Dodge Charger	2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018	2006, 2007, 2010	N/A
Dodge Dakota	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010	N/A	N/A
Dodge Durango	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	N/A	N/A
Dodge Grand Caravan	2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	N/A	2010, 2011, 2012
Dodge Ram 1500^	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010	2001	N/A

Ford

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Ford Edge	2009	N/A	N/A
Ford Escape	2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015	2013	N/A
Ford Expedition	2004	N/A	N/A
Ford Explorer	2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010	N/A	N/A
Ford F-250	2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019	N/A	N/A
Ford F-350	2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	N/A	N/A
Ford Fiesta	2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016	2011	N/A
Ford Focus	2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018	N/A	N/A
Ford Fusion	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016	N/A	N/A
Ford Mustang	2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018	N/A	N/A
Ford Ranger	2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2017	N/A	2003
Ford Taurus	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007	N/A	N/A

GMC

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
GMC Acadia	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020	2015, 2016	2014
GMC Envoy	2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009	N/A	N/A
GMC Sierra	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021	2009, 2014	N/A
GMC Terrain	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015	N/A	N/A
GMC Yukon	2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017	N/A	2004

Honda

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Honda Pilot	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016	2017	2014

Infiniti

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Infiniti G35	2003, 2006, 2008	N/A	N/A

Jeep

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Jeep Grand Cherokee	2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	2004, 2011	N/A
Jeep Liberty	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012	N/A	N/A
Jeep Wrangler	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020	N/A	N/A

Lincoln

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Lincoln Navigator	2001, 2002	N/A	N/A

Mercury

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Mercury Mountaineer	2006, 2007, 2008	N/A	N/A

Nissan

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Nissan Frontier	2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2014, 2015	N/A	N/A
Nissan Maxima	2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019	N/A	N/A
Nissan Murano	2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009	N/A	N/A
Nissan Pathfinder	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015	2008	N/A
Nissan Rogue	2008, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017	N/A	N/A
Nissan Sentra	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	N/A	N/A
Nissan Titan	2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015	N/A	N/A
Nissan Versa	2016	2012	2007, 2010
Nissan Xterra	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007	N/A	N/A

Pontiac

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Pontiac G6	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010	N/A	N/A
Pontiac Grand Prix	2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006	2004, 2007	N/A

Ram

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Ram 1500^	2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	2012, 2014	N/A

Scion

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Scion tC	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011	N/A	N/A

Subaru

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Subaru Forester	2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013	N/A	N/A
Subaru Impreza	2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019	N/A	N/A
Subaru Legacy	2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012	N/A	N/A
Subaru Outback	2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012	N/A	N/A

Toyota

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Toyota 4Runner	2005, 2006	2013	N/A
Toyota Avalon	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011	N/A	N/A
Toyota Camry	2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2004, 2005, 2009	2002, 2003
Toyota Corolla	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018	N/A	2005, 2006
Toyota Highlander	2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011	N/A	N/A
Toyota Prius	2008, 2011	N/A	N/A
Toyota RAV4	2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016	N/A	N/A
Toyota Sequoia	2004, 2007, 2012	N/A	N/A
Toyota Sienna	2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019	N/A	N/A
Toyota Tacoma	2004, 2005, 2006, 2012	N/A	N/A
Toyota Tundra	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013	N/A	N/A

Volkswagen

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Volkswagen CC	2009, 2010, 2011, 2013	2012	N/A
Volkswagen Jetta	2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020	2001, 2004, 2006, 2015	N/A
Volkswagen Passat	2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012	2003, 2005, 2006	N/A
Volkswagen Tiguan	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014	N/A	N/A

^ Beginning with the 2010 model year, Ram was spun off from Dodge and became a separate brand. Ram-branded trucks are often referred to as Dodges, although this is technically not correct.

Source:

Data was collected from installed FIXD sensors in vehicles from the 2000-2023 model years.

David Goldberg

Dave Goldberg is an automotive journalist and lifelong car fanatic. He writes for numerous enthusiast and business outlets and is an ongoing contributor to HotCars.com, one of the most popular car culture websites. When he’s not writing or driving, Dave is either under a hood or asleep. His credentials include a BA in Journalism from The George Washington University.

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