Q: Speed bump caused car to die and won't start now.

asked by on December 05, 2017

Went over speed bump and car died. Won't start back up now. Inertia switch isnt popped up. Battery connected fine. Not hearing the fuel pump when I try starting it. Never had this happen before and fuel pump has never shown signs of issues. What should I look for and where exactly?

My car has 174400 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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