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Check engine light and ESC light stays on, no driving power

For the last two mornings (very cold out) the check engine light and the ESC light has stayed on and there is no power when you put your foot on the gas. It will eventually run fine. It does not reoccur during the same day.

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  • lisa_hamlin Oct 12, 2009

    Will the trouble codes show up if the car is not experiencing the problem at the time it is tested?

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For some reason, the ESC system "thinks" the drive wheels are slipping and it is trying to prevent the tires from spinning.
Take the car to your local Auto Zone and ask them to scan the car for trouble codes, they will do the scan for free. Write the codes down and respond back to this post and we can start to diagnose the problem.
Good luck and let me know.
Regards,

  • Bruce Bracey
    Bruce Bracey Oct 14, 2009

    Yes, the trouble codes will be displayed.



    Let me know.

    regards.

  • John
    John Dec 26, 2013

    Mine is doing the same thing. 2006 kia sedona. Unhook the battery and it resets. Last year it was doing the same and I found there was a recall on the brake lamp switch. Could it be that switch going bad again?

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