NHTSA Complaint #10681545 — 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE COMPUTER FLASHED THAT THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY DROPPED SPEED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH OUT BEING STUCK BY ANY CARS BEHIND ME. HAD I BEEN ON A HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAVE THE COMPUTER THAT SHOWS ERROR CODES WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND IT READ THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. NOW WHEN I TURN THE CARE ON IT SOMETIMES WILL IMMEDIATELY SAY REDUCED POWER. I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE DIAGNOSED BY ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP SAID I WILL NEED TO WAIT UNTIL MARCH TO COME IN, THE NEXT 2 WEEKS FROM NOW. IN THE MEANTIME CHEVY THINKS IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE MY CAR LIKE THIS. A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM FOR CHEVY CARS. *TR