Q: Reduced power comes on message in truck have no gas petal and it sputters like bad plug 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

asked by on January 19, 2017

The check engine comes on and blinks for a few minutes then stays on that what happens when the reduced power loss comes on message in truck and no gas petal and now sputters

My car has 172000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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