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2003 Chevy Silverado

Old Dec 20, 2015 | 10:41 PM
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Just started this last week . The reduced power light comes on and truck slows down to about 15 mph. I pull over turn it off then restart it and it gets me a little ways but light comes back on. Any ideas???? 2003 silverado

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Old Dec 22, 2015 | 12:54 PM
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No check engine light? I'd either get an inexpensive code reader/scanner, or go to some place that will pull codes for free.
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Old Dec 22, 2015 | 2:45 PM
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Originally Posted by clayburn
Just started this last week . The reduced power light comes on and truck slows down to about 15 mph. I pull over turn it off then restart it and it gets me a little ways but light comes back on. Any ideas???? 2003 silverado
the reduce power message comes on if you have no oil or low oil pressure,low or no anti freeze, or catalytic converter problem.
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Old Dec 22, 2015 | 6:35 PM
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almost sounds like a plugged cat,when they get hot it causes reduced power big time.it could still be other issues as mentioned.
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Old Dec 22, 2015 | 9:45 PM
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reduced power will be displayed for a big range of things, there WILL be a code possibly more than one and until you know which codes its just a guessing game.
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Old Mar 20, 2016 | 4:03 PM
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The same thing happened to me a year ago. I had to replace the throttle body.
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Old Apr 7, 2016 | 12:44 PM
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throttle body needs replacement covered under 100,000
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Old Apr 7, 2016 | 1:27 PM
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03 would not be covered under warranty for any mileage
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Old Apr 7, 2016 | 1:45 PM
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i meant to say if you were under warranty it would have been, sorry
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