NHTSA Complaint #10785361 — 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE

WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING, VEHICLE DISPLAYS ERROR MESSAGES STATING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER", "STABILITRAK SYSTEM DISABLED" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL." THE ENGINE POWER REDUCES AND THE VEHICLE HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, ESPECIALLY IN LOWER GEARS. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOSES POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS LOST. THIS HAS OCCURRED BOTH ON CITY STREETS AND MAJOR HIGHWAYS. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO AND IT BEGAN DOING THIS AT AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP. TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STICKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. THE VEHICLE IS NOW STALLING ON A REGULAR BASIS (ABOUT 1-3 TIMES EVERY TIME IT IS DRIVEN). THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN IT RAINS A LOT OUTSIDE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN INSIDE BECAUSE I HAVE LOST POWER ON IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE TWICE.