What happens when your dash gauges stop working?

What happens when your dash gauges stop working?

LIKE : No radio, windows stop working, all Dash Gauges quit. I tried fixing the wire and had the same problem….so I replaced the shift lever and everything is back to normal now.

Why do the gauges move with the key off?

YOU CAN HAVE KEY OFF AND SOMETIMES GAUGES WILL TWITCH. JUST NOTICED THAT WITH KEY OFF IF YOU HIT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT GAUGES WILL MOVE. JEEP DEALERSHIP CAN’T FIGURE IT OUT AND NEITHER CAN MY MECHANIC. MECHANIC THINKS ITS A ELECTRIC PROBLEM? WHAT ABOUT IGNITION? OBVIOUSLY THERE MUST BE SOME JUICE GETTING TO GAUGES WITH KEY OFF.

What does it mean when your gauges go crazy?

YOU MAY GO BACK LATER AND IT WILL START. GAUGES GO CRAZY. WILL COME ON. ODOMETER AND CLOCK WILL FLASH. SOMETIMES SPEEDOMETER WILL GO FROM 60 TO ZERO AND BACK. WILL NOT LOSE POWER THOUGH. YOU CAN HAVE KEY OFF AND SOMETIMES GAUGES WILL TWITCH.

Why do my gauges sweep to Max and back?

It means your battery or alternator could be going out. On my 2003 f150 it did the full sweeping cycle for serveral weeks and then the battery went after five years. Put in new one and it stopped.

Why are all the gauges shooting up and down?

All gauges in dashboard shooting up/down like crazy and all indicator lights turn on! Yesterday my wife complained that the gauges on the dashboard are suddenly shooting up and down like crazy, and also all the indicator lights, abs, coolant, door indicators, etc. light up when this happens.

What to do when your gauges go crazy?

Retouch them with a soldering iron even if you can’t see cracks. They can be tiny. One way to detect them is to smack the dash above the cluster next time they go crazy. If they straighten up then get the soldering iron out.

What does just dashes for classic cars do?

Just Dashes For Classic Cars did a beautiful job on my dash. It looks better than an original, and I know because I have an original car and just needed a new dashboard. Their quality of work was superb. Everything was done as they said, and we had no problems whatsoever…I would gladly recommend them to others.

Can You restore a dash pad to a classic car?

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