After making an aggressive braking Move the car would not Move, why?

Tiny
KCHENG
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  • 2012 KIA SEDONA
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 190,000 MILES
This morning I had to make a pretty aggressive brake and after doing so my car stopped working as in, I would press the gas pedal and it wouldn't move at all. In addition, what I believe was my oil pressure light, brake light, and potentially battery light all came on in bright red. I was at an intersection, so I turned on my emergency lights and eventually just tried restarting my car. After restarting, all the warning lights turned off and the car was back to normal, and I was able to get to my destination just fine. Was it just a failsafe triggered by my sudden braking or is it something more serious that I should go get checked out? Thanks!
Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 AT 8:21 AM

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Tiny
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It sounds like you may have a PCM or BCM that is going out, but I think we should check the systems by doing a CAN scan. You can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) which will work on most cars from Amazon.

here is a video to show you how:

https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy

Here is one for about $99.00 if you need it:

https://amzn.to/3ZixY4v

Please go over this guide and get back to us.
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Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 AT 10:35 AM

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