Reduced Eng Pwr Light??

[slpbirdy00]

Has anyone here had the Reduced Engine Power light come on???

I see it, but have never seen it on.

*EDIT* well i could have put this is Electrical...anyone wanna move it for me??

[Savorybacon]

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prob. wrong section buddy, however, when it is on it has mystical powers that when used correctly can dismantle an atomic bomb.

[Shodown]

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I've never even seen such a light in my car

However, I do have an "Increased Eng Power Light" when my nitrous is armed :D

[slpbirdy00]

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I've never even seen such a light in my car

However, I do have an "Increased Eng Power Light" when my nitrous is armed :D

haha...

towards the left of the cluster you should see it. i should light up for a sec when you turn it to ON.

[silvachris1]

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HAHAHA, yeah, I've seen it. I pulled out from my apartment, and spun the tires up to about 60ish (just a little wet outside). I lifted, and the car slowed down, but when I got back into the throttle the car wouldn't hardly pull itself. I pulled off the road, shut it down, and let it set for about 5 minutes. Started it back up and the light was gone and the car ran like a top. I dunno, so don't ask why?

[Camaro Dom]

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i've only experianced that pain (rev limit at 2000, top speed 40 mph) when i've had electical issues. I'd check those first.

[DAS BOOT]

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I had it on one time once, forgot why? I was doing some stuff with the car. I think I had a few sensors unhooked checking something and the light came on.

I think I had the MAF unhooked and 2 cylinders misfiring(crossed the wires) and that is what set it off, just doesn't let you go above certain rpms...

[slpbirdy00]

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oh it hasent come on yet for me...just wondering why it was there lol

[CamaroDude]

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Mine came on once and it completely shut off my throttle control. No matter what i did i couldn't get the engine rev up at all, it just idled. I had to coast my way off the highway in neutral and once I coasted onto a side street and finally rolled to a stop, the engine stalled.

That light never went off and when i tried to start the car again it wouldn't even turn over. And of course this is the one time I had EVER driven without a cell phone and I had stalled in the middle of nowhere. I tried a couple more times, then i checked the sensors and wires to make sure everything was where it was supposed to be (And it was). Ten minutes later it I tried again and it started right up, no problem at all and i never had a problem with it after that.

I have no clue why it happened, how it happened or how it fixed itself. I only know is that stupid little "Reduced engine power" light came on, as if I couldn't already figure that part out.

[00 Silver 6]

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mine comes on randomly.... its becoming more and more frequent though, so if anyone knows, kindly post it in here

[96greenmachine]

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is that for all v6 f-bodies or just newer 1's? ive never had that problem on my 96...

[unrealfan]

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I have a 99 Firebird and my car almost died at a stop sign ,i gave it a little gas and it picked back up.I turned and i lost all ability to give it any gas , i pulled over and checked all plug wires and coils and any other plugs i could see.Got back in the car and i noticed the "reduced engine power" light on....Shut it off and restarted it and it ran perfect for 2 seconds then went back to missing and stuttering .. So i unhooked the positive cable for a few seconds / rehooked it and all was fine..

Any ideas ?

[josh98bird]

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mine came on when I was seafoaming the car... the part where I put seafoam through the brake booster. But thats the only time I've witnessed it.

[Camaro Dom]

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holy old threads batman!

[bah]

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at least its from this year