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SquawkVFR · 06-04-2015, 08:37 PM

I got on it a little, maybe spun the tires a little but not fish tailing or anything...

That's when the dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree and the reduced power message came on and very much so....reduced the power to the car. I limped up the hill about 50 feet and pulled over and shut it down.

I started it again right away and the same thing happened. It was rocking and rolling and sounded and acted like I had I had blown a motor. I turned her off and I opened the hood but there was no smoke and everything looked fine. I was on my cell looking for a flatbed to come get me and thought I'd try it again. She started right up and purred like a kitten.

I drove gingerly through town and gave her hell on the back roads and when I got closer to home I "stopped and started" in all modes trying to duplicate the problem. Everything was fine.

Any ideas or opinions? Thanks for reading.

KLR ZL1 · 06-04-2015, 08:46 PM

You haven't changed your throttle body recently have you? I changed mine and it happens from time to time. From what I have been told if you change the throttle position sensor with a new one it is supposed to solve the issue. I haven't tried it yet. I have a Bow White TB by the way.

SquawkVFR · 06-05-2015, 08:13 AM

Me too...I'll check into that. Thank you

AKA-22 · 06-05-2015, 08:20 AM

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06-04-2015, 08:37 PM	#1
SquawkVFR Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: May 2014 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,971	Another "reduced power" issue I got on it a little, maybe spun the tires a little but not fish tailing or anything... That's when the dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree and the reduced power message came on and very much so....reduced the power to the car. I limped up the hill about 50 feet and pulled over and shut it down. I started it again right away and the same thing happened. It was rocking and rolling and sounded and acted like I had I had blown a motor. I turned her off and I opened the hood but there was no smoke and everything looked fine. I was on my cell looking for a flatbed to come get me and thought I'd try it again. She started right up and purred like a kitten. I drove gingerly through town and gave her hell on the back roads and when I got closer to home I "stopped and started" in all modes trying to duplicate the problem. Everything was fine. Any ideas or opinions? Thanks for reading.

06-04-2015, 08:46 PM	#2
KLR ZL1 H-Town Camaro Club Member Drives: 17 Hyper Blue Metallic KLR-ZL1 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pearland Tx. Posts: 2,035 View My Garage	You haven't changed your throttle body recently have you? I changed mine and it happens from time to time. From what I have been told if you change the throttle position sensor with a new one it is supposed to solve the issue. I haven't tried it yet. I have a Bow White TB by the way. __________________

06-05-2015, 08:20 AM	#4
AKA-22 Drives: ELLE-1 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Farmington ,mo Posts: 1,175	sub __________________

06-05-2015, 08:13 AM	#3
SquawkVFR Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: May 2014 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,971	Me too...I'll check into that. Thank you