Q: I got my van inspected it passed but once I started driving g the service advance trac light came on never happened before

asked by on November 17, 2016

I just got my van inspected it passed but once I got in it and drove away the service advance trac light came on which it never did before

My car has 110000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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