Car's dash light stays on

Question

I have a 2001 Dodge Caravan SE 3.3 Litre. Just a few hours ago I noticed a dash light staying on.....its called a malfunction indicator light and the symbol looks like an engine. It is situated beside the turn indicator light on the right side of the dash above the main cluster. I read on the internet that the "code" for the problem could be found by switching the key off and on several times, which I did, and found the code to be P0205. That apparently translates to "injector circuit malfunction"............A neighbour said that COULD mean a bad plug wire.

Does anyone reading this have any experience with such an issue and is there any way to more exactly pinpoint what P0205 relates to? I understanmd it DOES relate to a prob;em with cylinder 5...could that be something as simple as a bad plug wire and could it be safe to drive.??l.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Answer 1

sounds like a broken or shorted wire going to the injectors...

Answer 2

PO205 is a code for the number 5 fuel injector not working properly. Sounds like you have a bad injector. The code set because of a electrical problem with number 5 injector. Could be the injector,wires to the injector or a injector driver in the computer. As long as its not leaking fuel it should be safe to drive but will play heck on your fuel mileage. Need to take it to a shop and have it looked at.

Answer 3

The code only indicates where to START looking for the problem.  It doesn't necessarily mean that  an injector is bad or even a bad plug wire. Proper troubleshooting is the only way to ge an accurate diagnosis.  If you don't have the right tools, troubleshooting can be extremely difficult, if not impossible.

Answer 4

Could be anything,my Camry battery went dead ,i jumped it and the check engine light came on and never went off and that  was 3 years ago. Never had a any trouble yet.

Answer 5

sorry bud a bad plug wire wont trigger that code. get it to a shop so a professional can diagnose the injector circuit

Answer 6

p0205 injector circuit malfunction, cylinder 5. the plug wire is not the problem, in the fuel system for #5 you have a problem. it could be a bad or restricted injector, a communication problem between the ecm and that injector, there are other potential problems for this. your best option is to get to a shop.