04 chevy Malibu sudden power loss with no service lights

Asked by Guru1Z41X Aug 21, 2019 at 03:08 PM about the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu LT FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Have 04 chevy Malibu recently started
loosing power while sitting in park or
pulling out in traffic and will not go at all
and shut off no lights on and replaced air
filter and still doing it with no service lights  
detecting a problem, any idea?

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oilyspill answered 4 years ago

Could be almost anything. How long since a tune-up? Check tac/throttle actuator control. Clean throttle bore, see if it helps? Don't force the throttle plate. I always check codes even if lamp isn't on. In the past have had inactive code point me in the right direction.

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