Q: Honda CRV 2006 111,256 miles. VSA Maintanence Required Light comes on when starting car but goes out after car is started. Hasn't

asked by on July 06, 2017

Honda CRV 2006, VSA Maintanence light comes on when starting car an light goes out after car is running. Hasn't done this in the past. What does it mean an how urgent to get in an looked at?

My car has 111256 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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