Q: What if the VSA don't turn off? What can I do?

asked by on January 12, 2018

I was driving in the freeway and the VSA light came on. And I wasn't able to speed up anymore. I park and press the VSA off button and the light still on and the engine sounds like if is to loud. What should I do now?

My car has 189153 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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