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I pulled the car out of the garage and decided that the windshild needed to be cleaned, so I left it idle since it was mid 40's here in NJ and a little warm-up couldn't hurt. After about ten minutes I jump back in the car, pull out of the driveway, and I notice that the "Engine Malfunction Indicator Lamp" was on. Constant, not blinking. Pulled it back into the garage, looked it up in the manual which advised me to seek dealer advice and avoid all unnecessary driving. So I called and the salesman (Kurt from Maplecrest- good guy, very helpful) stated that they had a couple of their cars do the same thing and that I would need to bring it to them to have the ECU reset. No problem. I am now waiting for the service tech to call and tell me when I can bring it to him. Not a problem since I have another vehicle. However I do have a couple of questions for y'all. 1. Has anyone had this problem yet, or am I the first to report it here? 2. Will I do damage to the engine driving 30 miles to the dealer if he tells me to drive it in? I notice, as have others that the car has a tendency to stall occasionally while at idle. I have about 250 miles on the car. The light has never come on before. The gas cap is on tight. Any insight would be appreciated. 