Originally Posted by macr88

There's more than one light that comes on when there's a VSA issue

Originally Posted by odb812

Don't you just love it when everyone who responds to your thread thinks they're Don Rickles? Does your VSA light come on when you put the key in the ignition to the on position? It's not the most likely thing, but it is possible that there is a problem causing VSA to be disabled, but the light is burned out/not functioning so you don't know. Is your brake fluid topped up?

Originally Posted by ES2K

Thanks for your suggestions. The VSA and ! lights do come on during power on check. The VSA light does come on when I switch VSA off. Brake fluid is at the full level.
In the past when I chirped the tires on a 1-2 shift, VSA would cut the gas and the dash lights would blink.

Originally Posted by thomsbrain

Allow me to clear up what happened here:

OP dumped clutch, CDV kicked in, clutch slipped in a massive cloud of acrid smoke, OP thought he was "burning out." VSA never had to kick in because he never broke traction at the wheels.