ok guys....never driven one of these cars in proper working order. when i turn on the car, even if i have disabled it prior to shutting it off, the traction control is activated...this normal?





thanks!

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Ya, the "traction control" always resets when you restart the car. Never did get why they call it "traction control" in the saturns. It's more of a throttle limiter rather than controlling the differential and transmission to allow for traction compensation to the tire(s) which is(are) slipping.