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Ron3rd
Explorer III
Jun 05, 2019

Chevy Traverse, CEL comes on and flashes, no code stored

Wife has a 2011 Chevy Traverse with 85K on the clock. Yesterday, she calls me on her way home telling me the check engine light is flashing and the message, "Reduced Engine Power" is displayed on the...
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Campfire_Time
Explorer
Jun 05, 2019
Without a code anything suggested is just a guess. And I have seen CELs that go away on their own and not store a code. Hopefully it will do it again for your mechanic and he can identify what is going on. Plugs are due at 100k, so it's possible you have one plug that is EOL. It's also possible that you have a bad coil pack.

You might want to download the Torque app and get a Bluetooth OBDII reader. Drive it for a few days and capture the codes when the CEL is still on.

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