I've also experienced this. Firstly the car with tyre tracks logo came up and 'Service ESC; came up on the display. Went off after a restart, but then came back. Then went again, but the engine management light came up.
All this happened on Tuesday / Wednesday, I put it into an independent dealer on Thursday and he said it was a PCV Valve which 'nine times out of ten, a simple clean will suffice'
I thought that was it, but after a 300-mile round trip, it is back (Service ESC). A restart made it go again, but it is annoying.
A common scenario seems to be it comes on when idling for a long time in traffic. The garage said it was something to do with emissions - could it be something to do with the new petrol that is being forced upon us?
Or looking at another thread - could it be the coil pack?
I do get a 'rattling' noise when I start quickly from a standstill, consistent with the 'Engine Juddering' thread here
When I start to accelerate, there is a mild engine judder as if the car is struggling. The ESC and "Service ESC" lights and warning appears once Iv started driving for a couple of minutes, followed by the engine light. After a couple of minutes both lights then turn off however the engine...
www.corsaeforums.co.uk