A light came on on my dash that say's (ETS off) What dose it mean? and what should I do about it? my car is a 1999 Cavalier convertible

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Asked by shortiron Mar 19, 2013 at 10:35 PM about the 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 Convertible FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

this light comes on when I'm going slow, but when I SPEED UP it goes back off

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It means your "Electronic Traction System" is turned off. This will happen in an automatic transmission cavalier when manually placed in 1st (and possibly 2nd?) gear with the shifter.

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