airbag cause no start

Asked by Charles Aug 11, 2024 at 06:18 PM about the 2007 Dodge Caliber SXT FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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Normally no. I have seen that a lot of vehicles that deployed air bags in a collision also suffered fuel pump breakage. Could also be other wiring issues.

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I agree, unless it's some kind of wiring problem, like a bad ground, for example, the airbag system has nothing to do with the engine not starting. Try spraying a little bit of starting fluid down the throttle body. It should run a few seconds on that. If it does, you have a fuel problem. Possibly a bad fuel pump, fuel injectors not working, etc. If it won't run at all on the starting fluid you either have an ignition problem (no spark) or lack of compression most likely due to a timing chain or timing belt problem. Check for spark first if it won't run on the starting fluid. Jim

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