![]() ![]() As the car was completely shutoff and was just coasting, I had to fight the steering wheel to control the car. I was in the left lane and had to initiate my emergency lights and wait for the tractor trailer to pass me so I could move the car over to the right shoulder. I was passing an over-sized tractor trailer going up hill when the car displayed starting disabled throttle service and the car shut off. I traveled another 40 miles along the interstate and was about a mile from my exit. I continued to drive as these messages have appeared on my car before. I had the cruise control on when the car alerted me that the engine power reduced and service traction control. I was on the interstate, going the speed limit. What is it going to take for chevy/gm to get the issue fixed? how many people getting killed in unnecessary accidents is it going to take? I pray that myself or my family isn't one of them! please chevy/gm, get this issue fixed already. I really hope that is a programing flaw and not intentional, because if that is intentional, you are truly trying to kill people. Even if the throttle body is going bad, in no way should your car be programed to just shut off mid-drive, ever. In no way should a car just shut down mid-drive like that! I cant even begin to explain the amount of ways how badly that could go wrong, and this seems to be a common issue with chevy vehicles and the throttle body. She very well may have had a heart attack from the fear. I am just glad that I was driving the car, instead of my elderly mother. It also locked up the steering wheel and braking system so I had next to no power. If I would have been on the highway, which is where I normally am at that time of day, I would have had no time to react and get to a safe area before the car shut down on me. If I wasn't in an area that had a shoulder I could get to quickly or if there was any traffic near me, I would be dead! this is incredibly unsafe and is going to get someone killed, if it hasnt already! that has to be some sort of flaw in the programing. And the car shut off! with no warning, and no way to get to safety. While I was driving, the car gave a notice of reduced engine power, then a few miles later, another notice came on service throttle disabling service. However, I do not feel safe driving this car knowing the engine could just shut down at any moment and the chevy specialist themselves do not seem to even have a clue about what could be causing this. They recommended I take the car and bring it back to them when the problem happens again. They said they can not fix the problem unless it is currently occurring with the car. However, occasionally the car will die completely without warning, even on the highway. Typically the engine stays on and is only limited in power. ![]() Car runs fine but these messages appear about once a month. One month later same problem keeps occurring. They said car was covered under "warranty" for this problem and they replaced the throttle body. Luckily I was able to safely stop the car (albeit on the middle of a major highway), turn it off, clear the codes, and start it back up to get out of the way. When car key is turned off and check engine codes are cleared, the car starts up fine and continues to run smoothly. ![]() Dash shows following messages: "engine power reduced" "serivce traction control" "service stabilitrax" power steering and power brakes stop working. Driving on highway 60 mph when engine dies with no warning. ![]()
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