# Tcs turns off and says engine depowered when gas 1/4 tank or below **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet, malibu\ **Created:** [January 18, 2020, 8:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tcs-turns-off-and-says-engine-depowered-when-gas-1-4-tank-or-below/156759 "2020-01-18T08:36:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![J3nn1ck06\_162231](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@J3nn1ck06\_162231](https://community.cartalk.com/u/J3nn1ck06_162231)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 8:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tcs-turns-off-and-says-engine-depowered-when-gas-1-4-tank-or-below/156759/1 "2020-01-18T08:36:24Z")
Tcs turns off and says engine empowered when gas 1/4 tank or below but turning car off for a minute will make it go back to driving fine for a bit, any ideas on what’s causing this. I do need to change the exhaust cillanoid. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tcs-turns-off-and-says-engine-depowered-when-gas-1-4-tank-or-below/156759/2 "2020-01-18T10:23:58Z")
Since you tell us nothing about the car, my suggestion would be. Put gas in before it got down to 1/4 tank. Other than that I wouldn’t put any money into repairing that old piece of scrap. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tcs-turns-off-and-says-engine-depowered-when-gas-1-4-tank-or-below/156759/3 "2020-01-18T10:55:00Z")
Or you could provide us the usual information: Year Mileage Engine Transmission And codes numbers from the OBD code reader. All of this is necessary, especially since traction control should have nothing to do with volume of gas in the tank. ---
**Author:** ![J3nn1ck06\_162231](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@J3nn1ck06\_162231](https://community.cartalk.com/u/J3nn1ck06_162231)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tcs-turns-off-and-says-engine-depowered-when-gas-1-4-tank-or-below/156759/4 "2020-01-18T20:35:46Z")
2012 chevy malibu LT 155000 code P00014 ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tcs-turns-off-and-says-engine-depowered-when-gas-1-4-tank-or-below/156759/5 "2020-01-18T21:21:21Z")
P0014 indicates the following, but I fail to see how fuel level would affect/cause the code. You will probably have to pay the diagnostic fee and get it fixed correctly. - The exhaust camshaft has advanced too much when the ECM has commanded the camshaft to retard to a lower timing level. - The oil viscosity is excessive causing the passages to become clogged, causing oil flow to and from the camshaft phasers to be restrictive. - The camshaft phaser is seized in the advanced position. - The oil control solenoid to the bank 1 camshaft may be shorted in the open position. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tcs-turns-off-and-says-engine-depowered-when-gas-1-4-tank-or-below/156759/6 "2020-01-18T21:54:34Z")
A common repair for fault code P0014 is replacing the exhaust cam variable valve control solenoid, over 800 reports of replacing that solenoid. ---
**Author:** ![J3nn1ck06\_162231](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@J3nn1ck06\_162231](https://community.cartalk.com/u/J3nn1ck06_162231)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tcs-turns-off-and-says-engine-depowered-when-gas-1-4-tank-or-below/156759/7 "2020-01-18T22:00:04Z")
Do you think that’s what could be putting the car into “hobble” mode? ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tcs-turns-off-and-says-engine-depowered-when-gas-1-4-tank-or-below/156759/8 "2020-01-18T22:05:52Z")
Yes, that fault can cause the engine to go into limp mode or reduced power mode. ---
**Author:** ![J3nn1ck06\_162231](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@J3nn1ck06\_162231](https://community.cartalk.com/u/J3nn1ck06_162231)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tcs-turns-off-and-says-engine-depowered-when-gas-1-4-tank-or-below/156759/9 "2020-01-19T01:05:15Z")
Seriously Thank you for your knowledge and understanding! It is very appreciated