NHTSA Complaint #10818600 — 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE

ON DECEMBER 21, 2015, WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK IN DEARBORN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT 7:15 A.M. , TRAVELING SOUTH ON SOUTHFIELD FREEWAY AT 65 MPH IN THE FAST LANE, AN ALARM SOUNDED AND MY RATE OF SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 10 MPH, AN EXCLAMATION SYMBOL APPEARED ON MY DISPLAY WITH THE WORDS "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY HAZZARD LIGHTS. CARS TRAVELLING BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE SHOULDER WAS NOT THE ADEQUATE WIDTH TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. I PULLED OFF AS MUCH AS I COULD AND SWITCHED THE CAR OFF, THIS RESET THE PROBLEM SO I DID NOT HAVE REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND I WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL AND EXIT THE EXPRESSWAY SAFELY. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE ROAD TO MY OFFICE COMPLEX PARKING LOT. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT THE GM DEALERSHIP. I FEEL THIS TYPE OF ISSUE SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND POSES A VERY SERIOUS THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF THE CAR AFFECTED BY THE MALFUNCTION AND OTHER MOTORIST THAT ARE ON THE ROAD. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ON OTHER CARS.