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P144C fault code: what 7 owners reported

P144C is a manufacturer-specific powertrain code (engine, transmission, fuel and emissions), so its exact definition belongs to the carmaker and is not in the generic OBD-II list. What it meant in practice is below, from 7 complaints owners filed with NHTSA. Updated November 3, 2026.

  • 7owner reports
  • 5car models
  • 0mention a crash
  • 0mention a fire
  • 2012–2017model years

Which cars get code P144C?

Every model whose owners mentioned P144C in a complaint, most reports first. Each year opens that car's full problem report. Popular models collect more reports because more of them are on the road.

Where does P144C show up?

By brand

  • Ford6
  • Land Rover1

Component the owner filed it under

  1. Engine3 (42.9%)
  2. Power Train2 (28.6%)
  3. Fuel/Propulsion System2 (28.6%)
  4. Electrical System1 (14.3%)
  5. Lane Departure1 (14.3%)

Is there a recall for P144C?

The others concern the component owners file this code under (Engine) on the same cars; they may or may not relate to the code. Recall repairs are free; check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Engine And Engine Cooling: Engine: Oil/Lubrication: Pump Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Ford Focus and 2018-2022 Ford EcoSport vehicles. The oil pump drive belt or drive belt tensioner may fail, resulting in a loss of engine oil pressure. NHTSA campaign 23V905000 · December 22, 2023 · Affected cars

2017 Ford Focus. Full risk and remedy on each car's report.

Engine And Engine Cooling: Engine Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Escape, 2014-2015 Fiesta ST, 2013-2014 Fusion and 2013-2015 Transit Connect vehicles equipped with 1.6L GTDI engines. If the vehicle is started and driven with an insufficient level of coolant within the engine cooling system, the engine cylinder… NHTSA campaign 17V209000 · March 27, 2017 · Affected cars

2013 Ford Fusion. Full risk and remedy on each car's report.

Engine And Engine Cooling: Cooling System: Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Mustang vehicles manufactured February 24, 2015, to August 30, 2016. A hose may separate from the engine oil cooler tube assembly causing an oil leak. NHTSA campaign 16V779000 · October 26, 2016 · Affected cars

2016 Ford Mustang. Full risk and remedy on each car's report.

Engine And Engine Cooling This is an update to a recently announced recall. Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 Escape vehicles manufactured from October 5, 2011, through November 26, 2012, equipped with 1.6L engines, as well as certain model year 2013 Fusion vehicles manufactured from February 3, 2012, through… NHTSA campaign 12V551000 · December 3, 2012 · Affected cars

2013 Ford Fusion. Full risk and remedy on each car's report.

What happened when owners saw P144C?

6 of the 7 reports, spread across the models above, as the owners wrote them. NHTSA removes names and VINs; long reports are trimmed. CarHooq has not verified individual claims.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. USED CODE CHECKER TO INVESTIGATE AND CAME UP WITH CODE P144C. ENDED UP HAVING TO DO WITH THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST - $326.04 REPAIRS COMPLETED AT WRAY FORD, 2851 BENTON ROAD, BOSSIER CITY, LA 318-686-7300, INVOICE NUMBER FOCS245906 ON 21 DEC 2016 SECOND ITEM: PROBLEM WITH START/STOP BUTTON. THE WRENCH ON THE DASH WOULD LIGHT UP. ONLY THING I COULD FIND OUT WAS LOOK IN THE MANUAL, WHICH SHOWED AND TOLD ME NOTHING. CAR WOULD JUST ARBITRARILY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING !!! ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, I HAD TO USE A KNIFE TO PULL THE START/STOP BUTTON OUT AND THEN IT WOULD GENERALLY RESTART AND THE WRENCH ON THE DASH WOULD GO OFF. TOOK TO…
2013 Ford FusionElectrical System, EngineNHTSA complaint 11073478 · Feb 18, 2018
I WAS DRIVING CAR UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BROGHT VEHICLE TO LOCAL AUTOZONE AND WAS GIVEN A P144C CODE. I BROUGHT CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD EVAP PURGE VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLCED. INVOICE ALSO SHOWS THAT PCM WAS UPDATED TO LATEST CALIBATRION.
2016 Ford MustangUnknown Or OtherNHTSA complaint 11253074 · Sep 3, 2019
ISSUE HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH ICON AND AWD ERRORS DISPLAY. THE THROTTLE BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE, BUT ALL OTHER SYSTEMS REMAIN FUNCTIONING. IF YOU LEAVE IT IN GEAR WITHOUT THE BRAKES ENGAGED, IT WILL MOVE AT IDLE SPEED ON FLAT GROUND, BUT IS UNABLE TO NAVIGATE INCLINES. WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP, THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHUDDERS. STOPPING AND RESTARTING NORMALLY RETURNS THE VEHICLE TO NORMAL OPERATION. HOWEVER, ON OCTOBER 25, IT FAILED TO START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THERE IS NO EXTERNAL INDICATION OF THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND IT CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WITHOUT…
2012 Ford ExplorerPower TrainNHTSA complaint 10787972 · Nov 3, 2015
Vehicle has become increasingly hard to drive in first and second gear. Has miss-fires and problems with dumping fuel threw code p144c and has already had injectors and spark plugs replaced roughly a year ago. Feels like vehicle is having the same issues. When started from cold vehicle has miss-fires and runs extremely rough.
2017 Ford FocusEngineNHTSA complaint 11465922 · May 24, 2022
MY VEHICHLE HAS HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GO ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, AND SMELLED A FUNNY SMELL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. I GET REGULAR MAINTENANCE, HAVE HAD THE CODES READ AS WELL AS DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE MOST I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS THAT THERE WAS A P144C CODE WHICH IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM WRONG. NOW WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO FORD THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED 3000 DOLLARS IN WORK DONE AND HAVE YET TO ADDRESS THE 17S09 RECALL EVEN UPON MY CONCERNS. I WAS TREATED UNFAIRLY AT MY LOCAL FORD AND TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER SHOP. NOW AM BEING TOLD THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN OVERHEATING AND THAT MY CYLINDER HEAD GASKET NEEDS…
2013 Ford FusionEngine, Fuel/Propulsion SystemNHTSA complaint 10972172 · Apr 13, 2017
DRIVING (IN MOTION)AT A HIGH OR LOW SPEED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY CHANGE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE STALLING WHICH COULD'VE CAUSE ME MY LIFE AND INNOCENT OTHER DRIVER THEIR LIFE WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING AS SOON AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 270 HIGHWAY IN MARYLAND. I TRIED TO DRIVE ON THE STREET TO PARK MY VEHICLE DURING A SLOWING SPEED THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN THAT A VEHICLE ALMOSTED REAR END MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE SUDDEN STOP AND STALLING .I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW LESS THAN 25000 MILES . I WAS RESEARCHING MANY FORD OWNERS HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH LESS OR HIGH MILES . WHY HAVEN'T FORD MAKE A RECALL FOR EVERYONE SAFETY. CODE P144C IS A COMMON PROBLEM…
2016 Ford MustangFuel/Propulsion SystemNHTSA complaint 11245633 · Aug 22, 2019

P144C: questions drivers ask

What does code P144C mean?

P144C is a manufacturer-specific powertrain code (engine, transmission, fuel and emissions), so its exact definition depends on the carmaker and is not in the generic OBD-II list. 7 owners reported it to NHTSA, most often for the Ford Fusion (2), Ford Mustang (2), Ford Explorer (1); their reports describe what happened.

Which cars get code P144C most often?

In NHTSA owner complaints, P144C is mentioned most for the Ford Fusion (2), Ford Mustang (2), Ford Explorer (1), across 5 models and model years 2012 to 2017. Popular models collect more reports because more of them are on the road.

Is there a recall for code P144C?

No NHTSA recall text names P144C directly. 4 recalls on the cars that report this code concern the same component owners name most (Engine); they may or may not relate to the code. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

What should I do if my car shows P144C?

Write down when the code appeared and what the car did (warning lights, loss of power, noises, speed, weather). Check your VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov/recalls, ask a dealer or independent workshop to read the stored freeze-frame data before anyone clears the code, and keep the repair order. If the car loses power in traffic, stop driving it. CarHooq does not diagnose: these are owner reports and official recall notices, not repair advice.

How this page was made

CarHooq read the text of every owner complaint filed with NHTSA for 19 US and European brands (model years 2012 onwards) and picked out the diagnostic trouble codes owners wrote down. This page lists every mention of P144C. Manufacturer codes have no public standard definition, so CarHooq shows only what owners reported. Nothing here is a diagnosis. Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (public domain), retrieved November 3, 2026. How CarHooq reports are made.

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