The ESC OFF light continually comes on which causes the vehicle to not function correctly, especially the shifting of the transmission (others have reported this elsewhere as sluggish acceleration, but the vehicle’s automatic transmission stays in gear 4 if you keep it in Drive mode. If you switch …

It would be helpful if you told us the model year of the vehicle, the odometer mileage, and whether it is still under warranty.

You haven’t given a model year, mileage, or any info about maintenance history. In general, lacking that kind of info makes it harder for people to say anything. But in any case, these lights are not things that call for guessing. The ESC is a computer controlled system and it turns on the light …

I think you may be confusing two unrelated problems. Electronic stability control has nothing to do with “sluggish acceleration,” at least in the cars I’m familiar with. Electronic stability control kicks in with selective braking when it senses maneuvers that may cause loss of control (e.g. slalom…

Tardis is correct. On the Stability Control systems with which I am familiar, reduction in engine power, coupled with selective wheel braking, is how the system works.

But the OP is saying the “sluggish acceleration” is happening when the ESC is OFF, which doesn’t make sense. Is it possible that OP is confused about which light is coming on? In the cars I’ve seen, there’s an “ESC Off” light to tell you when you’ve switched the ESC off, but there’s also a “ESC act…

I have a 2008 Kia Sorento, has approx 64,000 miles, which I bought used about 8 years ago and have had the ESC OFF light problem periodically the entire time I have owned this car. While you are driving, no matter how fast or slow, all of a sudden the ESC OFF light will come on (sometimes the check…

Your owner’s manual will have information about how to contact the manufacturer when the dealer is unable to fix a problem properly. You should have pursued this issue while the car was under warranty, but it wouldn’t hurt to contact the manufacturer anyway at this point to see what they say.

I have a 2010 Kia Sportage with approximately 28,000 miles. I bought it new in 2010. I started to notice the ESC OFF light turning on periodically about two years ago. All of a sudden the ESC OFF light will come on, and the vehicle will lose torque, and it will settle to a slow speed of about 30 m…

Perpetually Random ESC OFF Light

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tardis January 4, 2011, 4:18pm 5

I don’t know about KIA, but many stability control systems can and will reduce engine power under some situations. It could all still be one issue.

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Perpetually Random ESC OFF Light

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