WHY VSC LIGHT & ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON LOSS ACCELERATION POWER

Asked by pumpkin1 Jan 07, 2016 at 06:59 AM about the 2009 Toyota Corolla XLE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

while driving on the hwy tried to accelerate & the car would start to jerk the vsc light came on & the engine light also flashing when i got home it started back up no lights but haven't moved will take to get checked as soon as daylight shows up

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FordNut answered 8 years ago

tennisshoes is right, as always, but there is nothing wrong with your VSC, Whenever a DTC is triggered in the drive train the ECU automatically disables the VSC so no non-driver control is applied , brake or power, to any wheels.. which is what VSC does

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