NHTSA Complaint #10406039 — 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10406039
Vehicle	2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	June 4, 2011
Date Filed	June 12, 2011
Mileage	162,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	00

Consumer Description

REDUCE ENGINE POWER MESSAGE. 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO. DRIVING DOWN MAJOR 3 LANE HIGHWAY, MESSAGE APPEARS AND TRUCKS POWER GOES TO 15 MPH. TRIED TO GET INTO SLOWER LANE AND OFF HIGHWAY AND WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO NO POWER. TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE ANY FASTER THAN THIS. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE. MAJOR SAFETY FEATURE WITH CHEVROLET. OTHER THAN DINGER GOING OFF AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT TRUCK LOOSES ALL POWER TO ACCELERATE. CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. CODES ARE READING THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS IT SEEMS THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER YEAR AND MODELS DOING SAME WITH PEOPLE SPENDING $1,000.00 OR MORE AND PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE. AFTER UNHOOKING BATTERY FOR APPROX. 10 MIN. IT WILL RESET ITSELF AND MESSAGE WILL BE GONE UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

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