You saved my day! I am writing you 5 minutes after trying this fix. I'm right now in the middle of a 14 hour road trip across country and my 2018 Chevy express started acting up (thankfully I was at a stop light when it happened). I went to a mechanic and he told me what was wrong, but the shop was closed and I would have to wait 2-3 days for the part to come in. So I went to the auto parts store down the street and bought the part $162 after tax. The throttle body comes as one piece with the throttle body sensor. It took me an hour to replace it, but I did and now I'm on the road again!
Glad I found this video friends....my 2008 Silverado was parked for 3 months and after I picked it up to Thank you drive 600 miles it started in the first 100 miles and did it the whole way. I couldn't even pass someone going 40mph in a 70 mph zone.Thank you braaap 509...nice production.
Thank you so much man. Saved me lots of $ too. Horrible to be on the Memphis 500 at rush hour and the "Triangle of death" was a perfect description! For only 150 more, it was really easy to change with only 2 bolts an d 2 screws. resnap the wires and 45 min later rollin. Peace and love brah. Hope to see you on the other side :)
Great vid... I just had the same thing happen to my 09' malibu, 2 days before Xmas lol... thankfully, we have a friend that had a shop for about 35 years before contracting MS. But he's still able to do certain repairs for us very inexpensively. I'm almost sure that's what's up with my malibu. For weeks it has been running slightly over 1k rpm while idling at times, more often than not, for almost 2 months until today, 12/23/22, when the "reduced engine power" msg came up and wouldn't go over 20mph! Thanks again for the posting and making these vids, you're a big help. The best of the Season to you and may you have a Happy and Prosperous New Year! 🙏✌️
I had a 07 Yukon that did this when it rained! And noone knew what it was. I had my throttle body changed and no change... I finally had enough and turned the truck back in and just paid cash for an 07 Suburban been having it for almost 3 yrs now and it runs like a champ
I had this problem with my truck today, and when I got home from work I bought the sensor and replaced it. Now it's working perfect. Thank you for taking the time to make this video. It helped me a lot.
These videos have been around for ten years!!! Everyone is quick to change and clean Tb!! You need get the actual problem fixed!! Air filter plugs and fuel injector cleaner to make sure that you don’t have clogged fuel injector!! The sensor shorts out because of build up and the contacts short out! I strongly recommend not replacing Tb!! Unless it’s last resort,
@@LH81633 it's not the "tb" (throttle body). It's the "tps" (throttle position sensor) thats the real issue... they just are a bad design and cheaply made.. and commonly go out
@@braaap5096 The sensor is on the throttlebody and up until a certain point you could not buy the kit to just replace the sensor you had to buy the entire throttlebody tb
I have a 2004 Chev Z71, 4.3l. I have had this Intermittent "Limp Mode" for a few weeks now. Driving me crazy. Had it in 2 shops and no fixes. The problem went away for a few days after the last shop had it. Said it was a loose connection from behind my accelerator. Clearly that was a incorrect diagnosis. I will try to replace this sensor myself, I can't throw much more money at this GM POS... never buy another one. Appreciate the video my dude, was a huge help. Thanks.
Yeah dude, exact same issue. After throwing $3000 and a new Tranny at this POS, it was a $100 part that I could fix myself for fuck sakes. I can't believe I went to "Big Box" mechanics that couldn't fix this and this video was able to fix it in under 16 minutes lol what in the coke snort'in fuck. I appreciate it man. I honestly can't believe this worked. I am a Ford Guy at heart, but I wasn't letting this Chev die on me lol. Thanks again brother.
All cars break bro. Mine has 250,000 on it and this is the first problem I've ever had and still didn't leave me stranded id rather limp it home than be broke down on the side of the road.
It just happened to me last night, I changed the throttle body positioning sensor and it started to work perfectly fine! Glad I stumbled across this video! Big thanks once again!
Thanks for the video. My truck was showing same code and had rattling noise from the sensor area. Pulled it off and got a new one from Auto Zone $51. Runs even better after cleaning throttle body.
I have a 09 Colorado and this literally just happen to me on the highway going about 65 during very thick traffic in construction (of course) lost power, said same message, I had to awkwardly veer over through traffic while my truck was losing all speed and rocking roughly and thankfully I came to an overpass bridge spot. Shut of off once, did nothing. Started and turned off one more time and waited about 10 min longer and it went away as if never happened. Finished my drive to point B - I am very weary of it happening again and this is crazy. Absolutely nuts. As I was sitting there is Park or gear it was aggressively shaking and idoling crazy and it was not a pretty sight. All theee damn sensors are too much man. It’s out of control ! Done with Chevys after a certain year and skeptical of anything “new” to be honest. What a mess. Thanks for the vid and I’ll prob start here. This can not continue while I’m crushing along the highway lol threw me way off. I’m a great driver and I love to drive. Always have so I did not panic but what a headache
Great video if your trying to save a buck. I know mine did the same thing. 09 GMC Sierra. Took it to AutoZone to put the scanner on it. It reads back, FAULTY WIRES AT THROTTLE BODY. My mechanic told me it would be the throttle body soon as I told em the code it was reading from the scanner. AutoZone sells the whole assembly for 200 or so. Sensor and new throttle body. It's literally removing harness like in the video and 4 bolts you can see in the video right in front of the throttle body. Remove bolts and take off. Clean the inside of intake. Mount the new one and done. MAIN THING MY MECHANIC TOLD ME WAS UNPLUG THE BATTERY BEFORE REMOVING HARNESS. SAID RPM WOULD BE A LITTLE CRAZY FOR 2-3 DAYS IF I DIDN'T. Well I forgot and he was absolutely right. Said the brain was reading a new sensor and would take that long to adjust. Truck is running great now. Took 20 minutes to do everything if you just replace with new.
Gonna have to try this on my 2012 Sierra. It’s been giving me a Check Engine Light, Stabilitrak, and Traction Control light these past 2-3 days. Props for the video my guy
Quick update, just finished cleaning it out and it is idling SOOOO much better than it was before! This video really helped me out. Truck sounds a lot smoother now THANK YOU
That was me on the side of the road....where you filming that? WTF!! So frustrating! Thanks for posting this. I paid to have a new evaporators can. Waste of money. This is the fix! thanks for posting!!!
Jeeves Winston replace air filter replace plugs and also put some very very good fuel injector cleaner in fuel tank lots of it!!! You have a clogged fuel injector fualing spark plugs!!
FIXED - My 2011 Suburban LT has had the same problem (engine power is reduced warning, service StabiliTrak and service traction control) periodically and today got much worse. In the past, I could pull over, let the truck sit and I was back on the road. Today that didn't work. I limped home and watched several videos. I found this video to be the most thorough. Took less than 30 minutes. Oreillys sells the TPS for my vehicle for $50.99 - Thanks for sharing your knowledge in this video!! I will post an update only if replacing the TPS and cleaning the Throttle Body Assembly didn't fix my problem.
@@PotentWun yeah if you worked where I worked yours wouldn't look any better because I clean it weekly got to love that Quincy dirt on the Microsoft site
@@jacobdavila42 Yeah that's the worst part about this problem is there's like 10 different things it could be so people could spend a lot of money on things they don't need.. That's why I made this video just given somebody an extra option when they've gone through the list
Mine was the TPS Sensor wire harness clip was partially broken. So when the harness moved - it slightly got unplugged and would set off the "Engine power reduced" message. I got a new one from the Chevy dealer for like $25. I replaced the wire harness. And while I was in there I replaced the TPS Sensor like you did. The truck drives perfect now so far. It's about a year now.
Having this issue with a '15 Chevy Traverse. Going to give this a shot tomorrow. Thanks for putting this video up. Unbelievable that Chevy's new cars do this
@@braaap5096 No dice for me 😕It was solid for a day and a half after cleaning the TB, then started up again. I'm going to give the brake pedal sensor a try now. 😅
My 2012 2500hd started doing this a couple years ago. Once or twice in the winter then fine all summer. This year it started happening more often till the point where it was happening daily, several times. I tried this fix and it's been good for a couple weeks now. I took the throttle body off to clean it and replace the sensor. Thanks for the advise.
It's definitely worse in the Winter basically what happens is the throttle body gets sticky when it's it's cold and The problem is that the 2 sensors have to be sequenced evenly so you push your gas pedal the throttle body doesn't open immediately to match the gas pedal sensor and it sends a missed signal and puts it into that mode
My check engine light and traction control light with reduced engine power is intermittent one day car fine next its doing it again 2007 buick lucerne cxl my mobile mechanic has yet to solve so after watching this video I'll have him check out throttle body sensor check see if it's culprit, let you know. By chance if not culprit what else could be issue?
Good time to clean TB and MAF as well. If you're looking for a scan tool spend a bit more and get one that can access vehicle modules and can do throttle (idle) reset. Usually those can also do steering angle reset, parking brake and a few other resets. I used mine to do TB reset after cleaning.
Got a 2004 chevy tahoe that keeps reading reduced power,my mechanic claims I need to have the computer downloaded..I replaced everything throttle body,maf sensor, throttle position sensor,foot pedal.. could there be another issue?
Thanks for the video I have 2007 tahoe it shows p0300 code red triangle check engine light it may solve the same problem cleaning the throttle body? Thank you for the answer
My 2009 gmc sierra 5.3l turned out to be the whole throttle body. Not a fun or cheap fix but I tried spark plugs, MAF, MAP sensors and also the TPS and no luck. Turned out to be the throttle body.
A most excellent video👍 I hope it's helpful for my 2012 gmc acadia. Traction control just buggered on me yesterday afternoon😩 In case I MUST take it to a shop, how much is too much to pay? Thanks👋 Lmao... the orange triangle of death 😂😂😂 That's funny
Having the same issue with my Impala man...I had a little piece break off the actual acceleration pedal the other day and out of no where....the car will not accelerate at ALL unless I reset the position sensor before driving every time....but it's also doing the whole reduced power if I sit for.too long...ughh what a mess!
"ORANGE TRIANGLE OF DEATH" oh my God I laughed my ass off when I read that, I instantly knew their pain! The things got me so many times. Imagine being on the expressway doing 70 80 while pulling a 7 x 14 tandem axle trailer. It's awesome! I love my truck but I hate GM
I always thought this was incredibly dangerous, why gmc would design this as a "Fail safe" is beyond me. What if you're on the interstate and it decides to be like fuck you, no power!
2007 Yukon Denali with over size tires stablizer strack engine light and tire light on all my unlock and lock buttons go crazy when i turn left going uo and down up and down. Today the vehicle would not kick out of first gear so thankgod i was pulling in at work at foodlion the transmission oil was so low didnt even show on stick worked after that got outta first gear so my neighbor said he checked it a two weeks ago and it was fine so i put transmission fluid in tomarrow going in to gmc for regular oil change UPDate: so I payed 89.00 for diagnostic and its showing low voltage ⚡️ to my battery she said we think u need a new battery which here would cost 269$ or I can get one at auto zone for 209.00 either way I can't get none done right now until next paycheck what do u think I should do next do u think it's really the battery?
I have an 07' chevy tahoe that did the same thing for the last couple of days. The stabilitrak light came on and engine completely lost power, it wouldn't accelerate. Had to pay $400 to have the throttle and the sensor replaced. Praying this will take care of it🙏
I bought a throttle body with built in sensor for my 2010 enclave from amazon. Seams like it worked for a month and now light came on again. Could it be a cheap no name rhrottle body i bought? Please help
@@richpoor2855 yes... best change both... I had little money so I had to change one... was okay intell my gas pedal sensor gave out... best change both...
I changed my tps and cleaned my throttle body to preven this in the summer and going to work this morning it was super cold and started doing this. Would I have to change the pedal too??
Just wondering if this fixed the problem for you. I'm having similar issues with my 2012 gmc Sierra driving down the road and then a bang and traction control and stabilitrac lights come on with reduced power. Thanks great video.
Same thing with my 07 Escalade the same thing happened to me the last time it happened the motor turned of by it self on the middle of the road so. So yea it’s the orange triangle of death
My 08 Yukon XL denali has been doing this... Only my abs and traction control come on with the annoying sign and then goes off and comes back. Last time I drove it for a week like this and then I had loss of power. So I will try this
@@braaap5096 well it actually has put me in limp mode. last time i had to have it towed home. that was after driving it for 2 weeks with my abs and traction dinging every 3 or 4 seconds all the way to work and back.
Did you have a tire PSI sensor go down? Just curious because I had one sensor go down then a couple months later the traction control light came on but always on for a short while then comes off.
I have sent three of my guys to do a job to Indiana yesterday and just got the call that this is happening right now. They restarted the truck and it isn't throwing the warning and the truck is running ok. I may have to buy the sensor and have them do the repair on the road. Where did you get the sensor from? A GM dealership?
Hey very helpful video it seemed to have fix the limp mode problem, however after doing this and starting my truck goes up to 3krpm and stays there until I take it out of park. Any idea as to what is happening?
I am sorry i have the same problem with my truck it is a 2013 gmc sierra but mine sometimes turns on the traction control, stability truck, abs, breaks, and reduction of power and when i break ig makes a poping sound and it won't run more than 35 miles
was the “jolt” pulling you to the left or right kinda hard? bc that’s how mine is, then it goes away. i’m having the same codes with exception of reduced engine power but i can definitely feel it is pushing way less than usual.
Yeah definitely at least try this before spending money on any type of sensors are parts unless you know that your throttle body sensor is out. It's basically just a flaw in the Electronic throttle System being so sensitive
Man bro do you think this works with a 2009 Tahoe o have the same issues along with the gauges acting crazy and deff no power rpm was up but the truck went no where over 30mph abs light tract light stabilizer light check engine light all on ....good video bro any info would help
Yeah they have the exact same motor so it should be a solution for that problem as well. If any of the things I suggested dont work the only other solution I've seen on any video that worked was the steering position sensor but I would check that last if nothing else works.
Hey bro I have 2015 Suburban LTZ & the codes it has P0121 - P0300 - P050D I’m confused as F*** So I start from I was looking to replace old tires to new.. so one day I stopped by one of the tire shop and I saw this great deal on 4 used tires but different brand, So I tell myself why not just get these tires for now they look very less used so I bought them.. & got them installed then n there.. went home that evening & the next day started my truck & these 3 codes popped up P0121 - P0300 - P050D.. I then realized that guy who installed them he didn’t just took the old tires off and put on the one I bought, Instead he put tire on the front driver side rim and installed it on passenger side so he mixed installed them.. so I am very confused since many ppl saying if even one of the tire pressure sensors is not working properly then that could be the reason for my truck to throw all these codes.. so far I’ve tried cleaning the throttle body and changed spark plugs & spark plug wires but so far no changes. So Can you recommend what should I try doing..? I did not change the throttle body sensor yet I saw u doing that so maybe I’ll give that a chance also.. thanks in advance..
My 09 is doing the exact same thing, but sadly doing what you did did not fix my problem, I even got a whole new throttle body & sensor & it is still doing it pretty occasionally
The other end of the 2 part sensor system is the sensor located on the gas pedal itself. If the trotle body sensor is out of range from the pedal sensor it will cause the same errors. Try that area next. Good luck bro
I have the same issue with my Mazda 6..got the MAF sensor replaced and the throttle body cleaned.the problem occurred again after driving for a few miles.Can anyone advise for a solution pls
@@braaap5096 some people say it can also be the brake pedal sensor. So many variables. Autzone keeps telling me the tire pressure monitor sensors or 4x4 actuator without looking at my codes 😒. My codes are clearly something else.
@@fisher5413 So the way that it works is there is the throttle body sensor and accelerator pedal sensor and they work in harmony and if they're even a slight bit out from one another is when it puts it into the disabled mode it has nothing to do with the brake pedal and has nothing to do with the 4 wheel drive.
@@braaap5096 I have a Pedal Commander which merges between the accelerator pedal connections. Never had a problem with it in 2 years. I'll give it a check all the same. 👍
No but if you rotate it by hand it will put it into auto reset mode and will recalibrate it self on the next "start/ stop". Dont be afraid to rotate it after install before first start.
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You’re a life saver man, had the same problem did all this step by step last weekend No problems since.
Dude for real. Thank you! It’s been two weeks of different answers. Finally someone knows something
You saved my day! I am writing you 5 minutes after trying this fix. I'm right now in the middle of a 14 hour road trip across country and my 2018 Chevy express started acting up (thankfully I was at a stop light when it happened). I went to a mechanic and he told me what was wrong, but the shop was closed and I would have to wait 2-3 days for the part to come in. So I went to the auto parts store down the street and bought the part $162 after tax. The throttle body comes as one piece with the throttle body sensor. It took me an hour to replace it, but I did and now I'm on the road again!
Your welcome. Happy your rolling again :)
Glad I found this video friends....my 2008 Silverado was parked for 3 months and after I picked it up to Thank you drive 600 miles it started in the first 100 miles and did it the whole way. I couldn't even pass someone going 40mph in a 70 mph zone.Thank you braaap 509...nice production.
Thank you. It's very frustrating I know. Once I did this and it worked I was like I have to share this video lol
Thank you so much man. Saved me lots of $ too. Horrible to be on the Memphis 500 at rush hour and the "Triangle of death" was a perfect description! For only 150 more, it was really easy to change with only 2 bolts an d 2 screws. resnap the wires and 45 min later rollin. Peace and love brah. Hope to see you on the other side :)
I mean buy the whole throttle body assembly and not have to clean it, for 220 +tax total. They didnt have just the sensor
Damn. So an easy and only $220 fix?
Great vid... I just had the same thing happen to my 09' malibu, 2 days before Xmas lol... thankfully, we have a friend that had a shop for about 35 years before contracting MS. But he's still able to do certain repairs for us very inexpensively. I'm almost sure that's what's up with my malibu. For weeks it has been running slightly over 1k rpm while idling at times, more often than not, for almost 2 months until today, 12/23/22, when the "reduced engine power" msg came up and wouldn't go over 20mph! Thanks again for the posting and making these vids, you're a big help. The best of the Season to you and may you have a Happy and Prosperous New Year! 🙏✌️
I had a 07 Yukon that did this when it rained! And noone knew what it was. I had my throttle body changed and no change... I finally had enough and turned the truck back in and just paid cash for an 07 Suburban been having it for almost 3 yrs now and it runs like a champ
I had this problem with my truck today, and when I got home from work I bought the sensor and replaced it. Now it's working perfect. Thank you for taking the time to make this video. It helped me a lot.
You're very welcome I wish this video was around all the time I have the problem as well
These videos have been around for ten years!!! Everyone is quick to change and clean Tb!! You need get the actual problem fixed!! Air filter plugs and fuel injector cleaner to make sure that you don’t have clogged fuel injector!! The sensor shorts out because of build up and the contacts short out! I strongly recommend not replacing Tb!! Unless it’s last resort,
@@LH81633 it's not the "tb" (throttle body). It's the "tps" (throttle position sensor) thats the real issue... they just are a bad design and cheaply made.. and commonly go out
@@braaap5096 The sensor is on the throttlebody and up until a certain point you could not buy the kit to just replace the sensor you had to buy the entire throttlebody tb
I have a 2004 Chev Z71, 4.3l. I have had this Intermittent "Limp Mode" for a few weeks now. Driving me crazy. Had it in 2 shops and no fixes. The problem went away for a few days after the last shop had it. Said it was a loose connection from behind my accelerator. Clearly that was a incorrect diagnosis. I will try to replace this sensor myself, I can't throw much more money at this GM POS... never buy another one. Appreciate the video my dude, was a huge help. Thanks.
Yeah let me know what happens id be curious to know if it works for you as well. Good luck bro
Yeah dude, exact same issue. After throwing $3000 and a new Tranny at this POS, it was a $100 part that I could fix myself for fuck sakes. I can't believe I went to "Big Box" mechanics that couldn't fix this and this video was able to fix it in under 16 minutes lol what in the coke snort'in fuck. I appreciate it man. I honestly can't believe this worked. I am a Ford Guy at heart, but I wasn't letting this Chev die on me lol. Thanks again brother.
All cars break bro. Mine has 250,000 on it and this is the first problem I've ever had and still didn't leave me stranded id rather limp it home than be broke down on the side of the road.
Thank you for the video! I’m going to try this with my 09 GMC and hopefully this will fix my problem
Your welcome hope it helps 😉
Pretty good video. Great instruction. Good visual and explanations were solid. Good stuff. Very good stuff.
Thank you so much for uploading this video for us to troubleshoot the rough idle issue.
It just happened to me last night, I changed the throttle body positioning sensor and it started to work perfectly fine! Glad I stumbled across this video! Big thanks once again!
Just happened in my 09 Saturn Aura XR.
@@kevinroundtree1876 how did you fix it??? Mine is a Saturn too and it’s doing the same thing.
Thanks for the video. My truck was showing same code and had rattling noise from the sensor area. Pulled it off and got a new one from Auto Zone $51. Runs even better after cleaning throttle body.
Did you have to relearn it??
@@glenfrancois6813 it should be plug and play.
I have a 09 Colorado and this literally just happen to me on the highway going about 65 during very thick traffic in construction (of course) lost power, said same message, I had to awkwardly veer over through traffic while my truck was losing all speed and rocking roughly and thankfully I came to an overpass bridge spot. Shut of off once, did nothing. Started and turned off one more time and waited about 10 min longer and it went away as if never happened. Finished my drive to point B - I am very weary of it happening again and this is crazy. Absolutely nuts.
As I was sitting there is Park or gear it was aggressively shaking and idoling crazy and it was not a pretty sight. All theee damn sensors are too much man. It’s out of control ! Done with Chevys after a certain year and skeptical of anything “new” to be honest. What a mess. Thanks for the vid and I’ll prob start here. This can not continue while I’m crushing along the highway lol threw me way off. I’m a great driver and I love to drive. Always have so I did not panic but what a headache
Thank you so much for this very important information.
Thanks! It worked for me. Took me less than 2 hours and no more crazy power reduced.
Great video if your trying to save a buck. I know mine did the same thing. 09 GMC Sierra. Took it to AutoZone to put the scanner on it. It reads back, FAULTY WIRES AT THROTTLE BODY. My mechanic told me it would be the throttle body soon as I told em the code it was reading from the scanner. AutoZone sells the whole assembly for 200 or so. Sensor and new throttle body. It's literally removing harness like in the video and 4 bolts you can see in the video right in front of the throttle body. Remove bolts and take off. Clean the inside of intake. Mount the new one and done. MAIN THING MY MECHANIC TOLD ME WAS UNPLUG THE BATTERY BEFORE REMOVING HARNESS. SAID RPM WOULD BE A LITTLE CRAZY FOR 2-3 DAYS IF I DIDN'T. Well I forgot and he was absolutely right. Said the brain was reading a new sensor and would take that long to adjust. Truck is running great now. Took 20 minutes to do everything if you just replace with new.
Gonna have to try this on my 2012 Sierra. It’s been giving me a Check Engine Light, Stabilitrak, and Traction Control light these past 2-3 days. Props for the video my guy
Quick update, just finished cleaning it out and it is idling SOOOO much better than it was before! This video really helped me out. Truck sounds a lot smoother now THANK YOU
@@lozano813able my yukon is doing all of this but my doors were locking repeatedly one of the times it did it. Any suggestions?
This was a great video very informative. Thanks again
That was me on the side of the road....where you filming that? WTF!! So frustrating! Thanks for posting this. I paid to have a new evaporators can. Waste of money. This is the fix! thanks for posting!!!
Jeeves Winston replace air filter replace plugs and also put some very very good fuel injector cleaner in fuel tank lots of it!!! You have a clogged fuel injector fualing spark plugs!!
Thanks for the video! Just fixed my Sierra having the same issues that’s been going on for a few weeks. Saved me a lot of frustration and time
Thank you and your welcome. Glad it helped
Awesome video keep them coming 🇺🇸
I feel your pain! I just went through this crap, and only have 91000 miles on mine.
17,000 on mine and already having issues with mine
72K on mine.
This solved my issue
Great video
Thanks
FIXED - My 2011 Suburban LT has had the same problem (engine power is reduced warning, service StabiliTrak and service traction control) periodically and today got much worse. In the past, I could pull over, let the truck sit and I was back on the road. Today that didn't work. I limped home and watched several videos. I found this video to be the most thorough. Took less than 30 minutes. Oreillys sells the TPS for my vehicle for $50.99 - Thanks for sharing your knowledge in this video!! I will post an update only if replacing the TPS and cleaning the Throttle Body Assembly didn't fix my problem.
I'm really glad it helped. And happy to her that :)
I did this to mine and still ahve the problem :(
9 months later still running great and has not coded 1 time since video. Good luck guys hope this helped
You might want to clean that engine bay to prevent these types of problems. The inside of the cab didn’t look much better.
@@PotentWun yeah if you worked where I worked yours wouldn't look any better because I clean it weekly got to love that Quincy dirt on the Microsoft site
i cleared codes and did maf sensor replacement and literally went away also had a 1-2 rough shift and went away as well thats weird ...
@@jacobdavila42 Yeah that's the worst part about this problem is there's like 10 different things it could be so people could spend a lot of money on things they don't need.. That's why I made this video just given somebody an extra option when they've gone through the list
Question ? Before all that went down would your truck jerk once in a while ? Or act like it cut off and came back on as you where driving it
Mine is driving me crazy! Thank you!
Your welcome. Hope it helped
Thanks for the video I'm getting ready to attempt this on my 2008 Impala the reduced power light came on today
Good luck guys 🙏
Just happened that to me today I’m following you step by step
Lmk. Love hearing the feedback 🙏
Thanks this worked for me!
Mine was the TPS Sensor wire harness clip was partially broken. So when the harness moved - it slightly got unplugged and would set off the "Engine power reduced" message. I got a new one from the Chevy dealer for like $25. I replaced the wire harness. And while I was in there I replaced the TPS Sensor like you did. The truck drives perfect now so far. It's about a year now.
Where is it located
i was stuck in mud and couldnt get out because of damn traction control. took fuse out and it turned off. i was so glad
What fuse did you take out?
@@juneboom1417 the abs fuse I think its#9
great job on making this video
Thank you
Having this issue with a '15 Chevy Traverse. Going to give this a shot tomorrow. Thanks for putting this video up. Unbelievable that Chevy's new cars do this
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Lmk the results 🙂
@@braaap5096 No dice for me 😕It was solid for a day and a half after cleaning the TB, then started up again. I'm going to give the brake pedal sensor a try now. 😅
It won't be the break pedal it would be the accelerator pedal sensor
@@braaap5096 Nice! Thank you. I'll give it a shot and report back.
My 2012 2500hd started doing this a couple years ago. Once or twice in the winter then fine all summer. This year it started happening more often till the point where it was happening daily, several times. I tried this fix and it's been good for a couple weeks now. I took the throttle body off to clean it and replace the sensor. Thanks for the advise.
It's definitely worse in the Winter basically what happens is the throttle body gets sticky when it's it's cold and The problem is that the 2 sensors have to be sequenced evenly so you push your gas pedal the throttle body doesn't open immediately to match the gas pedal sensor and it sends a missed signal and puts it into that mode
My check engine light and traction control light with reduced engine power is intermittent one day car fine next its doing it again 2007 buick lucerne cxl my mobile mechanic has yet to solve so after watching this video I'll have him check out throttle body sensor check see if it's culprit, let you know. By chance if not culprit what else could be issue?
Was having the same issue with my 08 yukon. Changed out the tps this morning and lights are gone and running like a champ again.
This was a great video
Thanks appreciate it
sounds nice.
Thank you for the video I have a 2010 Malibu and same thing is happening
did you solve the problem?? i have the same thing it says service traction and esc off.. it doesnt say reduce power or anything
@@lifesagamble3742 I'm also in the same boat did you figure yours out
That would be your torque sensor
I love this video
Good time to clean TB and MAF as well. If you're looking for a scan tool spend a bit more and get one that can access vehicle modules and can do throttle (idle) reset. Usually those can also do steering angle reset, parking brake and a few other resets. I used mine to do TB reset after cleaning.
What name brand & how much do those scanners run?
Got a 2004 chevy tahoe that keeps reading reduced power,my mechanic claims I need to have the computer downloaded..I replaced everything throttle body,maf sensor, throttle position sensor,foot pedal.. could there be another issue?
@@antoniofuquay2266 you found a solution yet ?
Have a 09 escalade having this problem hope this works for me
Have same problem with Chevrolet Malibu hopefully works thanks
Wish i would have found your video sooner my 2011 gmc 2500 savana van had this same problemi i have replaced so many things it really is getting old
THANK YOU!!
Good video
Thanks for the video I have 2007 tahoe it shows p0300 code red triangle check engine light it may solve the same problem cleaning the throttle body? Thank you for the answer
My 2009 gmc sierra 5.3l turned out to be the whole throttle body. Not a fun or cheap fix but I tried spark plugs, MAF, MAP sensors and also the TPS and no luck. Turned out to be the throttle body.
A most excellent video👍 I hope it's helpful for my 2012 gmc acadia. Traction control just buggered on me yesterday afternoon😩 In case I MUST take it to a shop, how much is too much to pay? Thanks👋
Lmao... the orange triangle of death 😂😂😂 That's funny
Thank you and your welcome 🙏
Mas air flow sensor was my problem, clean it let dry and re install problem solved .
A same thing is going on in my 2007 suburban changed everything!!!! I also heard about the mass air flow sensor damn!!! I’m checking that out!!
I think that my problem
Great. My problem. Had nightmares wondering what next! Any link to part?
Having the same issue with my Impala man...I had a little piece break off the actual acceleration pedal the other day and out of no where....the car will not accelerate at ALL unless I reset the position sensor before driving every time....but it's also doing the whole reduced power if I sit for.too long...ughh what a mess!
"ORANGE TRIANGLE OF DEATH" oh my God I laughed my ass off when I read that, I instantly knew their pain! The things got me so many times. Imagine being on the expressway doing 70 80 while pulling a 7 x 14 tandem axle trailer. It's awesome! I love my truck but I hate GM
I know the feeling it's awful.. but I need to do something fast untill I can get home and get parts..
@@cusaundrahuntsman899 disconnect the battery with a 10mm Or whatever you can and wait 15 minutes. That should get you home
good video
I always thought this was incredibly dangerous, why gmc would design this as a "Fail safe" is beyond me. What if you're on the interstate and it decides to be like fuck you, no power!
It did happen multiple times to the point I had to find the solution
Just happened to me. Fuck off GMC.
That actually happened to me on a freeway overpass in rush hour traffic! Scary stuff!
Dude my tahoe does this crap
I have had that happen twice on the highway..
2007 Yukon Denali with over size tires stablizer strack engine light and tire light on all my unlock and lock buttons go crazy when i turn left going uo and down up and down. Today the vehicle would not kick out of first gear so thankgod i was pulling in at work at foodlion the transmission oil was so low didnt even show on stick worked after that got outta first gear so my neighbor said he checked it a two weeks ago and it was fine so i put transmission fluid in tomarrow going in to gmc for regular oil change UPDate: so I payed 89.00 for diagnostic and its showing low voltage ⚡️ to my battery she said we think u need a new battery which here would cost 269$ or I can get one at auto zone for 209.00 either way I can't get none done right now until next paycheck what do u think I should do next do u think it's really the battery?
Im going with ur step by step tuitoral, ..ill comment yeh or neh for chevy equinox 2.4 LT , with same error lights
My 08 Escalade doing this how do i fix the problem it say power reduce to n my peddle go right to the ground
Was there a loud pinging sound when all this was happening to truck?
I have an 07' chevy tahoe that did the same thing for the last couple of days. The stabilitrak light came on and engine completely lost power, it wouldn't accelerate. Had to pay $400 to have the throttle and the sensor replaced. Praying this will take care of it🙏
When it happened did the truck still idle perfectly with a dead gas pedal. I had to idle home a few blocks turtle speed
@@whowho7969 yes same
Maybe I'll try this was told last year after a cleaning I would probably need one I been think I'm needing a transmission
Replace the entire throttlebody assembly including TPS and IAC sensors (which are included in the assembly). This will fix the problem
Been in that situation 😔
Mine came on when pulling my trailer uphill, downhill it goes away? Makes me feel it is a transmission issue?
I bought a throttle body with built in sensor for my 2010 enclave from amazon. Seams like it worked for a month and now light came on again. Could it be a cheap no name rhrottle body i bought? Please help
I got a 2007 Chevy suburban with the same light on but my lifters are ticking…any ideas?
Throttle body sensor... change it than it will gain power... sometimes it might be the gas pedal sensor too... best change both
I changed both and it’s fixed but when i did one and not the other, it still happened. Gotta change both. I have a 2010 GMC Sierra.
@@richpoor2855 yes... best change both... I had little money so I had to change one... was okay intell my gas pedal sensor gave out... best change both...
I changed my tps and cleaned my throttle body to preven this in the summer and going to work this morning it was super cold and started doing this. Would I have to change the pedal too??
@@gueroburban4989 yes... its best to change both... either might be a small problem on the pedal or throttle... so best to change both....
would have been easier removing the sensor section(unscrew) and work with putting the clips back.
Mine started doing this today and also got the low oil pressure shut engine off message. Did yours do the same?
Just wondering if this fixed the problem for you. I'm having similar issues with my 2012 gmc Sierra driving down the road and then a bang and traction control and stabilitrac lights come on with reduced power. Thanks great video.
Still running perfectly since then. Thank you i hope it helped
I finally had mine fixed it was the injectors!
I hooked my obd 2 up to it today and mine said I need a new crankshaft sensor.
I’m having this same problem as of right now I have a 2007 GMC Sierra
OK so I'm on the road trying to get home for work from the holiday.. how do I get it to stop myself so I can get home??
Mine was doing it, I replaced the sensor, but seems it got worst. Any idea?
Same thing with my 07 Escalade the same thing happened to me the last time it happened the motor turned of by it self on the middle of the road so. So yea it’s the orange triangle of death
Did you fix it I’m having the same problem already swapped a bunch of parts out
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@@pedro-yl3vy did either of you find a fix cause that’s what mine is doing and i can’t figure it out
Same on a 09 escalade anyone solve this problem
My 08 Yukon XL denali has been doing this... Only my abs and traction control come on with the annoying sign and then goes off and comes back. Last time I drove it for a week like this and then I had loss of power. So I will try this
Well I swapped it out but it didn't work.back to the drawing board
Did you clean the throttle body
If it's not actually putting you in "reduced power mode" I'd suggest checking all of your abs sensors first
@@braaap5096 well it actually has put me in limp mode. last time i had to have it towed home. that was after driving it for 2 weeks with my abs and traction dinging every 3 or 4 seconds all the way to work and back.
Did you have a tire PSI sensor go down? Just curious because I had one sensor go down then a couple months later the traction control light came on but always on for a short while then comes off.
did u solved it?, i’m like u i have tire sensor went off and the same problem popped out, what do u think ?
I have a 08 poniac g6 gt and ive changed the throttle body and mass airflow sensor but it still hasnt fixed it.
I have sent three of my guys to do a job to Indiana yesterday and just got the call that this is happening right now. They restarted the truck and it isn't throwing the warning and the truck is running ok. I may have to buy the sensor and have them do the repair on the road. Where did you get the sensor from? A GM dealership?
Autozone I believe
Hey very helpful video it seemed to have fix the limp mode problem, however after doing this and starting my truck goes up to 3krpm and stays there until I take it out of park. Any idea as to what is happening?
Your throttle body must be open then u didn’t make sure it was closed by the spring
Did you speedometer jump while on the highway
I am sorry i have the same problem with my truck it is a 2013 gmc sierra but mine sometimes turns on the traction control, stability truck, abs, breaks, and reduction of power and when i break ig makes a poping sound and it won't run more than 35 miles
Same thing to my Yukon 05
was the “jolt” pulling you to the left or right kinda hard? bc that’s how mine is, then it goes away. i’m having the same codes with exception of reduced engine power but i can definitely feel it is pushing way less than usual.
Did you ever find the problem? Sounds exactly like what mine is doing?...
My 1500 started doing the same thing was told it was a speed sensor on the transmission or axles. I’ll do this first seems more logical to me
Yeah definitely at least try this before spending money on any type of sensors are parts unless you know that your throttle body sensor is out. It's basically just a flaw in the Electronic throttle System being so sensitive
Have the same problem with my 2011 impala will same thing work
Man bro do you think this works with a 2009 Tahoe o have the same issues along with the gauges acting crazy and deff no power rpm was up but the truck went no where over 30mph abs light tract light stabilizer light check engine light all on ....good video bro any info would help
Yeah they have the exact same motor so it should be a solution for that problem as well. If any of the things I suggested dont work the only other solution I've seen on any video that worked was the steering position sensor but I would check that last if nothing else works.
did it shift hard ?
Hi mine says service traction control on dashboard and I changed the sensor
Hey bro I have 2015 Suburban LTZ & the codes it has P0121 - P0300 - P050D I’m confused as F*** So I start from I was looking to replace old tires to new..
so one day I stopped by one of the tire shop and I saw this great deal on 4 used tires but different brand, So I tell myself why not just get these tires for now they look very less used so I bought them.. & got them installed then n there.. went home that evening & the next day started my truck & these 3 codes popped up P0121 - P0300 - P050D.. I then realized that guy who installed them he didn’t just took the old tires off and put on the one I bought, Instead he put tire on the front driver side rim and installed it on passenger side so he mixed installed them.. so I am very confused since many ppl saying if even one of the tire pressure sensors is not working properly then that could be the reason for my truck to throw all these codes.. so far I’ve tried cleaning the throttle body and changed spark plugs & spark plug wires but so far no changes.
So Can you recommend what should I try doing..?
I did not change the throttle body sensor yet I saw u doing that so maybe I’ll give that a chance also..
thanks in advance..
Having this s issue started this fall been going on now for a few months going to try this this week I’ll let u know how it goes
Good luck brother
I'm having this same problem but in driving a 2011 nissan rogue wld this be about the same fix?
That I'm not sure brother
My 09 is doing the exact same thing, but sadly doing what you did did not fix my problem, I even got a whole new throttle body & sensor & it is still doing it pretty occasionally
The other end of the 2 part sensor system is the sensor located on the gas pedal itself. If the trotle body sensor is out of range from the pedal sensor it will cause the same errors. Try that area next. Good luck bro
Can some one help im going threw it dont know what is the problem i change out alot new things
I turned my truck on and it started shaking real bad and dosent even give it gas when I try to press the gas
I have the same issue with my Mazda 6..got the MAF sensor replaced and the throttle body cleaned.the problem occurred again after driving for a few miles.Can anyone advise for a solution pls
Question does the truck started hoping when u was driving? And it was from the back or ?
No it was more like some kicks your foot of the gas... loss of power
I did that and I still have the reduce engine power as well as traction control....help
you should have clean the fly wheel, it was dirty in which takes space.
I replaced the throttle body and sensor as well as MAF sensor. Checked all coils and fluids... same crap on and off.
Then it's the throttle position sensor number 2 located on your accelerator pedal
@@braaap5096 some people say it can also be the brake pedal sensor. So many variables. Autzone keeps telling me the tire pressure monitor sensors or 4x4 actuator without looking at my codes 😒. My codes are clearly something else.
@@fisher5413 So the way that it works is there is the throttle body sensor and accelerator pedal sensor and they work in harmony and if they're even a slight bit out from one another is when it puts it into the disabled mode it has nothing to do with the brake pedal and has nothing to do with the 4 wheel drive.
@@braaap5096 I have a Pedal Commander which merges between the accelerator pedal connections. Never had a problem with it in 2 years. I'll give it a check all the same. 👍
Do I have to re program my throttle body
No but if you rotate it by hand it will put it into auto reset mode and will recalibrate it self on the next "start/ stop". Dont be afraid to rotate it after install before first start.