I have this code showing P0016 what is it and how can i fix it also my airbag light is on how do i reset that? Someone please help

 

P0016 = Crankshaft position-Camshaft position correlation (Bank1 Sensor A)

Model year?
Engine?

It could be any number of things:
- bad Crankshaft Position Sensor
- bad Camshaft Position Sensor
- dirty or clogged CVVT oil control valve

Is the oil neglected and rarely changed? My guess it is and the oil control valve is clogged.

For the air bag light, again that could be any number of things. You will have to do to the dealer or a trained mechanic with the correct scanner to read the air bag error codes.

 

 

Hi Alfredo,
As you know there is no catch all method to correct a no start problem.
Could you provide the codes/reasons you determined those three things you mentioned might be the problem?
If you checked them , could you tell us how you checked them?
Sometimes people say they checked something and all they did was look at it and that doesn't really work.
What helps a lot is, if you tell the entire story of the last time it ran what you did when you shut down the engine and so forth. Did it give any type of warning something was not right? Any check engine light ?

Everything is important , don't skip something thinking it was not important. OK ?

 

 

The sensor is a messenger. I don't blame the messenger because it is an expensive knee jerk reaction.

Here are some possible reasons. Check the harness connections first.

 

Hey so yeah it was neglected and then the light showed up and i realized that i drove without oil so i changed the oil filter and put some new oil at my mechnic's place and the check engine light dissaperad after i cleared it but came back 2 days later so i went online and saw that i may need to replace the things you mentioned here so first i replaced the camshaft sensors (there was 2 of them) and the problem was still there so i change the VVT valves too (left and right) and the check engine light is still there with the same code P0016.
I don't know what else i should do and the mechanic also don't know what to tell me.
Anyone who know what this can be?
Thanks!

 

This sounds like kind of a big deal. If you drove for more than a minute or two you have probably totally borked the engine

 

When older vehicles leaked a lot, we became accustomed to checking the oil weekly. AND rarely lost an engine.

Times have changed and we don't do that as often as we should.and the time waiting to get the vehicle in for repairs due to neglect compounds the problem.
The owner's manual has some very interesting schedules to help with this and has a wealth of info available to prevent breakdowns and costly maintenance due to neglect.
It usually resides in the glove box and can save some hard earned $$$ when followed.