P06AF
Torque Management System Forced Engine Shutdown
The torque-management cross-check has detected an inconsistency that the safety strategy treats as critical (e.g. unintended acceleration risk) and has commanded an engine shutdown to protect the driver.
- Check engine light: Yes
- Emissions related: No
- Repair difficulty: hard
Symptoms
- Check engine light on
- Possible limp mode or no-start
- Multiple follow-up faults across modules
- Reset/relearn may be needed after repair
Common causes
Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.
- Torque cross-check failedCommon
Parts involved
- Torque Management
- ECM
P06AF is a generic OBD-II code defined by SAE J2012. Exact wording and diagnostic procedure vary by manufacturer and model. Code definitions are drawn from the public-domain OBDex dataset; the workshop notes are our own.