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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 05:24 AM
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Unhappy check VSC light pls help

suddenly the engine light with the check VSC light come on what is that ???? is it safe to drive untill ill check it at the dealer (its weekend)
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 06:43 AM
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read your manual. you probably just pushed a button....
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 07:08 AM
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i will read but i didnt push it happen while i was driving
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 11:19 AM
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what year is your car... did you just fill up gas when this happened? if so its a common issue with the gas cap not being tight and triggering the check engine light. When check engine light comes on... vsa and traction turns on as well. As long the car feels fine as of nothing is wrong, its ok to drive it.
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 11:49 AM
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my car is 08 and i fill up the gas more then a week ago so i dont think is the gas cap but ill check it anyway
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what year is your car... did you just fill up gas when this happened? if so its a common issue with the gas cap not being tight and triggering the check engine light. When check engine light comes on... vsa and traction turns on as well. As long the car feels fine as of nothing is wrong, its ok to drive it.
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 12:32 PM
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Have you recently had any work done to the wheels/tires? Doesn't the TPMS system trigger these warning lamps when there is a sensor error?
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 01:22 PM
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bad tmps wont trigger the CEL... only Check VSA and a (!) light on the left side...
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Old Dec 8, 2012 | 09:04 AM
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Did you recently change your Air intake? or do you have an aftermarket one? even yet.. try to clean your air sensor...
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Old Dec 8, 2012 | 10:58 AM
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no i didnt change the air intake ...where the air sensor located that i can clean it ?thanks for helping out
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Did you recently change your Air intake? or do you have an aftermarket one? even yet.. try to clean your air sensor...
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Old Dec 8, 2012 | 02:13 PM
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check your air filter. i had to change mine out to clear this.
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Old Dec 8, 2012 | 07:21 PM
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thats pops up under any cel. just take your car to a local autoparts store ask them to check the code. it could be one of 100 things. depending on what other light came on with it helps you narrow it down. jut dont drive crazy as the traction control is off.
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Old Dec 11, 2012 | 09:19 AM
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it's the brake light switch. cheap fix they seem to go bad all the time via a buddy who works for Toyota.
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Old Dec 11, 2012 | 02:11 PM
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Check VSC comes on any time the check engine light is on, since the car automatically turns off VSC when the CEL is on. Other than checking for a loose gas cap, it's silly to try to guess at what might be causing the check engine light to illuminate. I'm not sure about Israel, but in the US many auto parts stores will read your codes for free. An OBD-II code reader is fairly inexpensive, and something you might want to buy for your toolkit. If not, bring it to a service center.
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Old Dec 11, 2012 | 06:12 PM
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As long the car feels fine as of nothing is wrong, its ok to drive it.
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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 09:29 AM
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Well after i checked cylinder#4 misfire but now the abs lights its on and afs light blinkining argggggg what is that now #
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Check VSC comes on any time the check engine light is on, since the car automatically turns off VSC when the CEL is on. Other than checking for a loose gas cap, it's silly to try to guess at what might be causing the check engine light to illuminate. I'm not sure about Israel, but in the US many auto parts stores will read your codes for free. An OBD-II code reader is fairly inexpensive, and something you might want to buy for your toolkit. If not, bring it to a service center.
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