You need to have it checked for codes. The light comes on when the engine computer detects a malfunction.
The wait to start light on a 92 Dodge Diesel truck can be caused by a lack of fuel to the engine. It can also be caused by a wiring problem.
There are pages and pages of things that can cause a check engine light. You need to have it checked with a scantool. Then the code can be diagnosed and repaired.
Check engine light on, no start, hard start, die off.
Depending on how far off, runs rough, check engine light, no start, engine damage.........
Chrysler used to bracket all outputs through the "Check Engine" light with a code 12... it indicated the start of the sequence and the end.
CAR WONT START Transmission may not shift. Check engine light could be on.
Wiring or computer
Mine comes on periodically too, and then the engine wont start. If you sit tight for about 5 - 10 minutes until the light stops flashing, the engine will start right up.
bad battery
1989 dodge colt no start;noid light steady bright
No start, die off, low power, smoke from tail pipe, check engine light,
symptoms of a bad sensor will be , engine cutting out then starting again as you drive. cutting out then being able to restart when vehicle is stopped. hard starting. if left long enuff before replacing, you will not be able to restart