• Pika@sh.itjust.works
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    5 hours ago

    for me it was ice in the turbo. Chevy in their infinite wisdom for the 2015-20 malibus decided to have a sensor in them, and if ice gets in it and it blocks the air flow, it will trip the engine and throw it into a 20% power style mode that won’t clear until you plug a OBD tool into it and clear the errors.

    It’s meant as a safety system for the engine and usually resolves itself once you let the ice melt but, it won’t go back to full power or make the light go away until the error is cleared.

    When it happens I just flick the hazerds on and run it at whatever speed it lets me actually run it at which is around 20-25 mph

    • Kairos@lemmy.today
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      4 hours ago

      Ok that’s reasonable. I think a lot of people, me included, see more NPCs driving with hazards on for seemingly no reason than driving with them on.