Engine power reduced after cooling replacement

Asked by Guru6WWZ5 Mar 13, 2020 at 10:57 PM about the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt LS Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

We changed the radiator and Fan on a 2008
Colbolt. Nothing was wrong with it at all but the
radiator and fan needed replace. Now it’s saying
“engine powered reduced”
Could we if did something wrong?

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munron answered 4 years ago

Yes you easily could have. Most likely a wiring issue considering what you've done, but the first thing to do is always to scan it for trouble codes and see what it says.

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