To start off today was just a shitty day!

After driving to many places this afternoon, I was running my last errand. I was going to a body shop to see how much it will cost to get the holes from the spoiler welded shut and the trunklid refinished. As I am merging onto a highway all of a sudden there was no power the car went limp, I look down and there the message stated: REDUCED ENG PWR, then I started to pull off then another message appeared: ENGINE DISABLED...I am thinking great I am screwed LOL ...

After I pull off I start the car up; very rough idle and constant popping from the exhaust sounding like a semi-automatic paintball gun. So I call GM Roadside for a tow. I call after talking to the idiot who didn't listen to a word I was saying, finally sent a tow truck out. 20 minutes later I get a call from the tow service trying to pin point my location since the roadside assistance dude was an idiot. She said we have picked up a dozen cobalts over the past month for the same thing, I bet it is the fuel pump, which I think it is as well. After about a 2hr wait the tow truck arrived, he was stuck in rush hour traffic along with an overturned truck (not unusual in DE).

Towed the car to the nearest dealer and then tmw I will just have to wait for the verdict LOL...

Just sucks being without the car!

 

damn sorry to hear that man, ive heard of this problem before, but i highly doubt that guy has picked up that many cobalts with the same problem.
knocking on wood, thank god mine is problem free to date

 

I am really sorry to hear about that.... "Engine Disabled" OH ****, that must have been a WTF moment if I ever heard of one.

 

Yea it was...I oculdn't believe what I had read lol...

It turns out it was the connector to the throttle body was loose...

 

 

wtf...lol

 

Bro, the problem is you put 87 octane in your tank. There are 3 other threads on here with people who had that same problem and same message. It was the gas. Throw some 93 in there.

 

I've never had problems when I ran 87

 

Why would I lie about this? I'm trying to help. Another thing mentioned is the throttle position sensor coming loose. Here you go https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/show...d+engine+power
You guys know that's not my style....no poking

 

Just be happy you atleast got some kind of warning light. When I blew the motor on my 2.4 not a single light came on....NOTHING....oh well it lasted about 2 1/2 miles

 

Not saying you lied about anything, but even in the link you posted, where was it ever diagnosed to be low octane fuel? There's a difference between the computer reducing power severely because of a loose hose or connector than the slight lack of punch you'll get from using 87 gas. I'm just saying that 87 is perfectly fine, and won't screw up your engine. It should also never cause a CEL or "ENGINE POWER REDUCED". If you get that, something else is wrong.