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P2444

Secondary Air Injection System Pump Stuck Off (Bank 1)

The secondary-air pump does not run when commanded during cold start. Often a seized pump (after exhaust back-feed corroded the impeller), a blown fuse, or a failed relay.

  • Check engine light: Yes
  • Emissions related: Yes
  • Repair difficulty: medium

Common causes

Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.

  • Pump seized by corrosionCommon
  • Pump relay failedPossible
  • Pump fuse blownPossible

Parts involved

  • Secondary Air Pump
  • Secondary Air Pump Relay
  • Secondary Air Pump Fuse

P2444 is a generic OBD-II code defined by SAE J2012. Exact wording and diagnostic procedure vary by manufacturer and model. Code definitions are drawn from the public-domain OBDex dataset; the workshop notes are our own.