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Car won't start: Codes, Causes & Fixes

First tell the two cases apart: if the engine does not crank at all, the battery, battery terminals, starter or a security/immobilizer lockout are the usual suspects; if it cranks but won't fire, look at fuel delivery, crankshaft position sensor and ignition. Codes such as P0335 (crankshaft sensor) or immobilizer messages narrow it down, but a no-crank fault may leave no code at all. Check battery voltage and terminal connections before anything else.

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P0001 Powertrain The PCM can't drive the solenoid that meters fuel into the high-pressure pump. Often a no-start… High P0016 Powertrain The bank 1 intake cam and the crankshaft are out of step, most often from a stretched or jumped… High P0087 Powertrain Measured fuel pressure has dropped well below what the engine computer is asking for. High P0093 Powertrain Rail pressure is dropping faster than injection explains: fuel may be escaping. Stop and check… Critical P0200 Powertrain The ECU found a fault in the injector control circuits that it can't pin on one cylinder, often… High P0216 Powertrain The ECU can't control or confirm injection timing, usually on a diesel with an electronic… High P0231 Powertrain Voltage on the wire feeding the fuel pump is too low while the pump is supposed to be running. High P0320 Powertrain The computer lost the engine speed (rpm) signal. The engine can stall suddenly or refuse… High P0335 Powertrain The engine computer lost the crankshaft position signal. Expect stalling or a crank-no-start. High P0337 Powertrain The crank sensor signal line is stuck near 0 volts, usually a wire shorted to ground. Often… High P0338 Powertrain The crank signal line sits at 5 or 12 volts and stops switching: open ground, open wire… High P0339 Powertrain The crank signal drops out for moments at a time. Classic sign: stalls when hot, restarts once… High P0641 Powertrain The PCM's shared 5-volt supply 'A' is missing or out of range – often one shorted sensor… High P0642 Powertrain The PCM's 5-volt supply 'A' is being pulled below spec, usually by a short to ground in one… High P0685 Powertrain The engine computer can't switch its own main power relay – open coil, blown fuse or broken… High P0A0F Powertrain The hybrid system spun the gas engine with its motor-generator to start it, but the engine… High P0A94 Powertrain A hybrid voltage converter isn't delivering the voltage it should – on Toyotas, the boost… High P0A95 Powertrain The main fuse in the high-voltage battery circuit has opened or its circuit reads open… Critical P0AA6 Powertrain High voltage is leaking toward the car body somewhere – an insulation fault that must be found… High P0AFA Powertrain Total high-voltage battery voltage dropped below the minimum the system allows, so power… High P1340 Volkswagen · Powertrain The cam signal no longer lines up with the crank signal – often a jumped belt or stretched… High P1362 Honda · Powertrain The PCM gets no signal at all from the top dead center (TDC) sensor; stalling or a no-start… High P1682 Chevrolet · Powertrain The engine computer's two ignition power feeds disagree, which can cause stalling or Reduced… High P2105 Powertrain The engine computer shut the engine off on purpose because it could no longer control… Critical P3000 Toyota · Powertrain Toyota's hybrid computer flags a fault in the high-voltage battery system and limits hybrid… High P3191 Toyota · Powertrain The hybrid system spun the gas engine with its motor-generator, but the engine never fired up. High U0001 Network A module found the high-speed CAN network itself misbehaving, not just one silent module. High U0073 Network A module saw so many errors on CAN bus A that it shut off its own transmitter. High U0100 Network Another module stopped hearing from the engine computer on the CAN network. High U0103 Network The electronic shifter (dial, knob or joystick) stopped talking to the transmission and engine… High

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