This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
While driving my car to work on Tuesday 11-12-2019 at 6 am in the morning, my battery light came on then, message displayed battery saver active, ac hot shut off, traction on and reduce power, everything came on in dashboard and about 10 minutes later the whole system shut down, and car will not start back up. Had to get someone to jump start in order to start car back up it will run a period of time and it happen again even after replacing a new battery, starter and alternator I also taken it to dealer ship to run diagnosing test as well and they charge me for service although they said they didn't find anything wrong with charging system at all.but this occur during the busy time off the day and a lot of traffic
Transmission tends to long shift at 1st and 2nd gears causing erratic shifting uphill and sometimes turns. Unsafe! jasper engines and transmissions did update for clutch plates and pressure solenoid for this is known to be a problem. Hesitated acceleration whim going uphill. First trans was installed in 2016 October
I recently purchased a 2007 Chevy Impala, 3 weeks after purchase while on the highway, the car suddenly slowed down to a crawl, a reduced engine light came on the dash, being as we were on the highway to suddenly only being able to go 20mph was very frightening!! I was able to get the car to the side and had to have it towed home. After searching this issue online I found thousands of complaints from people with the same issue with this same car. I find it strange there was not a recall for this due to it being a serious safety issue. After calling a Chevy dealer, they told me all they could do is hook it up for diagnostic tests but it would cost $175 just to do that. This vehicle is still parked and we are unable to drive it and still have no idea what's wrong with it. I'm very concerned about driving it again for fear of this happening again and us maybe not being as lucky next time!!!! serious issue with thousands of complaints online. Simply type in 'reduced engine power' make model and year of car and many people have had this same issue!!!!
Vehicle in motion at 70 miles per hour, vehicle shut off and lost power steering, braking, and nearly causing a fatal collision on a highway overpass. Errors on dash stated throttle disabled stop engine, oil pressure low engine power reduced. Upon further investigation there was a recall (expired?) for pedal position sensor due to faulty soldering.
- Round Rock, TX, USA
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Traction control problem....warning light and message that the traction control is not working correctly and power to the engine is reduced...after car is off nd sits for a couple of hours, the waning signs are off and car is at full power for aaproximatly 3 to 10 miles, then I happens again....
When my car is in motion in the street, turning, braking and driving slow my traction control comes on and says reduce engine speed and the light for my engine comes on. I don't know what is causing this problem and I dont have any invoices, any police reports nor any insurance claims
My issue started with my car turning over. It would not want to start first try but would turn over on the second. Some times it would start fine and others it hesitated. After dealing with this for a while my battery died after spending a little while idling. Took it to check the accelerator and the battery but both were fine. Continuing to intermittently act up when starting, it also started to show other problems. I was getting in my car to leave and it started up fine but before I could pull out of my drive way my car started shaking and showing an "engine power is reduced" message. I turned it off ran inside and when I came back out to show others the issue it started without a problem and did not have the message any more. Still have the turnover hesitation, I continue to drive it however it started to shake and show the same engine power reduced message as I pulled into my apartment complex. Also has done this when leaving and turning into a main road, causing us to pull over and wait to start it again. Took it to get codes tested again and it pulled up a didn't match code. After doing research tons of others had the same problem and worse. Many showed the solution to be replacing the throttle body and throttle position sensor which we did. Slight hesitation on the start up but took it around the block no issues. Went to test it on the highway and before we even made it the engine power reduced came on and car shook again. There and so many others that have had this problem and many have not found the fix. Extremely disappointing since we cannot return the part after it's been installed. I am worried to take my car out and drive it on the highway because I do not want this to happen while I'm at increased speeds.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Impala. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle independently jerked to the left and right without warning. The contact lost control of the vehicle and struck a curb. The vehicle rolled over three times and landed upright. The contact stated that the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. Minor injuries were sustained, but did not require medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed and towed from the scene. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V355000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,000.
While driving my "service traction control" message came on followed by "reduced engine power". it slows down my vehicle and sometimes I cannot even accelerate when these messages appear. They always come on together and every single time I drive. Sometimes right away, sometimes after I've been driving for awhile. It use to not happen when I was using my cruise control but not even when that is on it happens.
Driving down road at 65mph when all of a sudden reduce engine power comes on and my car shuts off the cruise and I cant get the power up over 15mph on a major highway............
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph the transmission failed. The traction control warning light was illuminated at the time of the failure. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic for inspection where they stated that they could not determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer was notified and advised the contact that they were not familiar with the type of failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 50,000.
On Monday August 7,2012 I started experincing problems withmy car not starting so we replaced the battery. Then sat. August 12, 2012 my car completely shut down. After I got jumped we drove it home only to realize the car wa going only 30 mph. Having to climb hill was very fustrating. Took it to O'rielly and the computer read P0606 which has to do something with the modules. Also all the electrical inside the car is going haywire, key stuck in ignition, and has to lock doors automactially due to keypad not working. Please do a recall on this before someone or family is seriously injured or killed. As a parent I travel alot with mine.
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- Louisville, KY, USA