Acceleration still won’t?

2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU
180,000 MILES • 2.4L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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IILGGG1
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I’ve replaced the throttle body control and the gas pedal and it still won’t accelerate past 15
Jan 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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STEVE W.
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There are multiple items that can trigger reduced power mode. Do you have a scan tool that can pull codes from every system? Even if the CEL isn't on there can be codes in other systems that can trigger reduced power. As such a scan is the first step.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy
Jan 4, 2026 at 7:25 AM
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