Loss of power

2008 VOLVO C30
98,000 MILES • 1.6L • 2WD • MANUAL
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JONNY5MCD
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About a month ago my car lost power on the motorway from around 70 mph down to around 25 mph. i had to stop and restart again and that worked. but recently it has started happening more often. The power just drops, i put it in second gear put my foot too the floor and after about ten to fifteen seconds the power comes right back up.

Any ideas?
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Mar 5, 2019 at 1:10 AM
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SCGRANTURISMO
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Hello,

This could be a problem with your Powertrain Control Module(PCM) AKA,"computer" or your Computer Area Network (CAN) system. I have included a couple of links down below.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-has-low-power-output
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-low-engine-power

Please go through these guides and get back to us with what you find out.

Thanks,
Alex
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Mar 5, 2019 at 1:37 AM
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JONNY5MCD
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Thanks, I'll check those out.
Mar 5, 2019 at 2:26 AM
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STRAILER
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Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.
Mar 7, 2019 at 10:34 AM
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JIS001
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Just to add also, has the check engine light come as well? If it has can you have the codes retrieved. If you have codes indicating a behavior fault then a software update for the ECM should take care of the issue you have.
Mar 14, 2019 at 9:36 PM
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JONNY5MCD
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Hi guy's, this was the problem.
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Mar 19, 2019 at 4:00 AM
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STRAILER
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Glad you could get it fixed, that kind of problem can be tough. Please use 2CarPros anytime we are here to help.
Mar 19, 2019 at 10:44 AM
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JONNY5MCD
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Sure will, cheers.
Mar 19, 2019 at 10:52 AM
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