My wife was driving our 2009 Outlook tonight (less than 150 miles after leaving the dealer for service) and all of a sudden the reduced power message came on and the car lurched to a halt after bucking and sputtering. Good thing she was not in traffic or it could have gotten ugly.
I met her where it happened and got a P0087 with my OBD scan tool. Getting it towed to the dealer tomorrow. Reading online, it appears that this code is related to low fuel rail pressure, however, it also seems to appear with camshaft issues as well.
Car has 112k miles, so of course it is out of powertrain warranty. So far, I have had to replace:
Steering Rack (I paid)
Steering column (I paid)
Water pump (warranty)
Transmission wave plate (warranty)
PCM 2x (warranty - had to be towed)
A bunch of little things
Between the out of pocket cost for things that should not break and the time out of service, this vehicle is becoming quite a burden.
We'll see what tomorrow brings at the dealer.
I met her where it happened and got a P0087 with my OBD scan tool. Getting it towed to the dealer tomorrow. Reading online, it appears that this code is related to low fuel rail pressure, however, it also seems to appear with camshaft issues as well.
Car has 112k miles, so of course it is out of powertrain warranty. So far, I have had to replace:
Steering Rack (I paid)
Steering column (I paid)
Water pump (warranty)
Transmission wave plate (warranty)
PCM 2x (warranty - had to be towed)
A bunch of little things
Between the out of pocket cost for things that should not break and the time out of service, this vehicle is becoming quite a burden.
We'll see what tomorrow brings at the dealer.