Red lightning bolt, check engine light and traction control light all on

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Asked by Bucknasty Aug 22, 2020 at 07:20 PM about the 2012 Dodge Caliber

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Ok so here is the deal. I recently bought a 2012
Dodge caliber. I did my regular routine
maintenance on it spark plugs an air filter. After I
changed the air filter my check engine came on. I
checked the code and it indicated a map sensor
problem. So yesterday i replaced the map sensor
but in the process I had to change the map sensor
connector because the map sensor wouldn't click
in correctly. Drove it about 3 miles thinking I fixed
my problem and I lost power and red lightning bolt,
check engine and traction control light all came on.
I pulled over into a lows parking lot. I tired all the
resets I could find and nothing seems to work. I
also disconnected the battery for 15 mins and still
all the lights are on. Any help on this issues would
be awesome.  

4 Answers

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All that can start from just changing an air filter. I know it sounds dumb but literally everything was fine until I change the air filter and it's been like a domino effect.

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When changing the air filter you must have bumped a vacuum line and it is disconnected or cracked. Also did you reconnect any electrical plugs you might have removed?

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After I changed the air filter I checked everything that goes into the filter housing. I will double check it today. I'll let you know what I find. Thanks.

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But also the red lightning bolt and traction control light did not come on till after I changed the map sensor and the connector.

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