{"id":57745,"date":"2019-08-27T11:22:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T18:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=57745"},"modified":"2019-08-27T11:22:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T18:22:25","slug":"2008-chevy-aveo-limp-mode-tech-tip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2019\/08\/2008-chevy-aveo-limp-mode-tech-tip","title":{"rendered":"2008 Chevy Aveo Limp Mode &#8211; Tech Tip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31966\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2009-chevy-aveo.jpg\" alt=\"Chevy Aveo\" width=\"600\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2009-chevy-aveo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2009-chevy-aveo-300x110.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Car will start up and just idle. Tried driving it around the block and barely made it. What causes this and how do I fix it?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5950293074584657\" data-ad-slot=\"3814845838\"><\/ins> <script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>First off, any existing computer codes should be pulled with the use of a scan tool. Next, post any and all existing codes in the comments. We can use these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/diagnostictroblecodes11.html\">trouble codes<\/a> to help determine what is going on.<\/p>\n<h5>Reset Limp Mode<\/h5>\n<p>One thing you will want to try is disconnecting the battery for a few minutes. Then reconnect the battery and restart the engine. This should reset the computer if it just happened to be a glitch.<\/p>\n<h3>Limp Mode<\/h3>\n<p>Under certain conditions, the fueling system will turn OFF the fuel injectors for a period of time. This is referred to as fuel cut-off. Fuel cut-off is used in order to improve traction, save fuel, improve emissions, and protect the vehicle under certain extreme or abusive conditions.<\/p>\n<p>In case of a major internal problem, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/ecm-engine-computer-engine-control-module.html\">ECM<\/a> may be able to use a back-up fuel strategy for limp mode that will run the engine until service can be performed.<\/p>\n<h5>Chevy Aveo Tech Tip<\/h5>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"2010 Chevy Aveo | Dave Hobbs | Tech Tip\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_vIM6j7dE1WU\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FvIM6j7dE1WU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vIM6j7dE1WU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2014-07-29T19:14:08Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_vIM6j7dE1WU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FvIM6j7dE1WU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">2010 Chevy Aveo | Dave Hobbs | Tech Tip<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vIM6j7dE1WU\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FvIM6j7dE1WU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"2010 Chevy Aveo | Dave Hobbs | Tech Tip\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this teaser clip taken from Dave Hobb\u2019s Eye opening class on deceptive diagnostics; A Chevy Aveo that deceives some seasoned technicians, forcing them to replace expensive components. Dave steps in to save the day, but is it too late? _________________________________________________________________ Thank you for watching! Want more Training? Go to our website: https:\/\/aviondemand.com\/ For more insider information go to: https:\/\/aviondemand.com\/insider\/ Follow us on our other Social Media Pages: https:\/\/twitter.com\/automotivevideo https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AVIautomotivevideo\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car will start up and just idle. Tried driving it around the block and barely made it. What causes this and how do I fix it? First off, any existing computer codes should be pulled with the use of a scan tool. Next, post any and all existing codes in the comments. We can use&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2019\/08\/2008-chevy-aveo-limp-mode-tech-tip\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2008 Chevy Aveo Limp Mode &#8211; Tech Tip<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15351,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[9570,9819,23406],"class_list":["post-57745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-repair-questions","category-chevy","tag-aveo","tag-limp-mode","tag-tech-tip"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.0 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2008 Chevy Aveo Limp Mode - Tech Tip - FreeAutoMechanic Advice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2019\/08\/2008-chevy-aveo-limp-mode-tech-tip\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2008 Chevy Aveo Limp Mode - Tech Tip\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Car will start up and just idle. 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