# 2008 Cadillac CTS - CEL

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-cadillac-cts-cel/178362>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cadillac\
**Created:** [July 29, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-cadillac-cts-cel/178362 "2021-07-29T17:33:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ed.Rogers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed655f/32.png) [@Ed.Rogers](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ed.Rogers)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-cadillac-cts-cel/178362/1 "2021-07-29T17:33:53Z")

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On highway car suddenly dropped power still running but will not go over 20 mi. Engine lite came on afterwards

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-cadillac-cts-cel/178362/2 "2021-07-29T18:46:13Z")

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Your vehicle went into Limp Mode and the mechanic ( it appears you will not be fixing this yourself ) will pull the code or codes that caused the Check Engine Light to come on and fix the vehicle .