Ok, so this weekend I went to downtown Seattle to check out the olympic sculpture park. On the way home, I drove up a steep hill (either Seneca or Spring) to hop on the 5 southbound. I came to a complete stop in the middle of the hill. The ICE was off. When it was time to move forward, I put my foot off the brake and stepped on the gas/accelerator. The ICE kicked on, my the car started to rock again! By rocking I mean it moved forward about an inch or 2, then moved backward the same distance, over and over again. It was like if the car attempted to move forward, then gave up (which resulted in going backwards), then tried moving forward again, then giving up.. etc..

The VDIM/traction light did not turn on. Streets were dry, weather was beautiful.

All I did to move forward again was to release the gas pedal and step it on firmly again. There was someone behind me so the time between when I fully released the gas pedal and when I stepped on it again was a second or slightly shorter.

On the next hill on which I was stopped in the middle again, the ICE stayed on and it did not happen again.