"Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the park position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate, " stated NHTSA documents.
"We've seen the balance of power shiftfrom the financing sources to the entrepreneur, " says Wendy Phillips, a venture capitalist at the Menlo Park office of Advent International.