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Car sat in parking lot for 3 days, with a lot of rain. Upon start up Check Engine & VSC began to flash. Car ran normally for 2 miles. Pulled over shut down car, waited 10 seconds re-started engine with same indications. Drove 25 miles at highway speeds, transmission operated normally, electronic throttle operated normal and responsive. Any ideas before I take it to the dealership and have it checked for fault codes?

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It likely had water on the ignition system. The check engine light will flash for misfire. The VSC light is on just because the check engine light is on. You likely have it dried out now and its fine. You just need to clear the codes. Autozone will do this for free.

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