COMPLAINT INVOLVES REDUCED POWER MODE WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE RAPID DROP IN SPEED WHILE DRIVING. IT IS UNSAFE TRYING TO EXIT TRAFFIC LANES WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THROTTLE PEDAL AND APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DRIVE BY WIRE VEHICLES PRODUCED BY GENERAL MOTORS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEAL…
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COMPLAINT INVOLVES REDUCED POWER MODE WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE RAPID DROP IN SPEED WHILE DRIVING. IT IS UNSAFE TRYING TO EXIT TRAFFIC LANES WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THROTTLE PEDAL AND APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DRIVE BY WIRE VEHICLES PRODUCED BY GENERAL MOTORS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE WITH NO RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, TIMES OF DAY, TEMPERATURES ETC. IT WILL ENTER REDUCED POWER ONCE TO TWICE A DAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
NHTSA ODI #11066962
Mileage unknown · Mar 12, 2014
Vehicle Speed Control
ISSUE WITH THROTTLE BODY REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHEN DRIVING THROWS OUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THOUSAND OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE MOST HAVE JUST STOPPED DRIVING THEIR VEHICLE LIKE I HAVE BECAUSE IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HOPING NOT JUST FOR ME BUT EVERYONE OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE TO GET A RECALL BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE. I H…
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ISSUE WITH THROTTLE BODY REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHEN DRIVING THROWS OUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THOUSAND OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE MOST HAVE JUST STOPPED DRIVING THEIR VEHICLE LIKE I HAVE BECAUSE IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HOPING NOT JUST FOR ME BUT EVERYONE OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE TO GET A RECALL BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK IN THREE YEARS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10568834
124,000 miles · Sep 18, 2013
EngineVehicle Speed Control
I KEEP GETTING REDUCED ENGINE POWER P1516 CODE . READING THE POST'S ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A REAL COMMON PROBLEM.ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER WILL DISPLAY 120 MPH SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT.
NHTSA ODI #10544175
Mileage unknown · Dec 13, 2011
Engine And Engine CoolingVehicle Speed ControlCrash
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 DISPLAYED A "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD. MY VEHICLE LOST ALL SPEED CONTROL, DECELERATING FROM 65 MPH TO 20 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT MY TRUCK OFF. ONCE I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE MESSAGE WAS …
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WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 DISPLAYED A "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD. MY VEHICLE LOST ALL SPEED CONTROL, DECELERATING FROM 65 MPH TO 20 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT MY TRUCK OFF. ONCE I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE MESSAGE WAS GONE AND MY TRUCK WAS FINE. IT WAS A VERY SCARY INCIDENT NOT BEING ABLE KEEP THE RIGHT SPEED FOR THE CONDITIONS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10439779
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