What problems occur when the esc off light is on and you didn't turn it on?

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While I was driving home my car started to stall and couldn't speed up. I was in the middle lane in traffic which was F***ing scarey. I pulled over and turned the engine off then back on and it continued to do the same thing. Before reaching my home I notice the esc off light on. Can anybody tell me if the reason my car acting like that is because of the esc off light is on when I didn't even touched the button?