Number of posts : 103 Age : 51 Location : Bel Air Registration date : 2009-02-04
Subject: Dash Gauges Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:11 pm
I have an intermittent dash gauge problem. The spedo and tach occasionally go to zero and the "airbag" light comes on. Less frequnently the remainder of the gauges go flat and all the "warning lights" come on. I plan on pulling the gauge cluster tommorow night at work and cleaning the contacts on the wiring harness. Any other suggestions would be helpful. BTW it is a 98 TJ. Most of the time when this happens the gauges can be fixed by pounding on the top of the dash.
mdcj7 Forum Trail Guide
Number of posts : 481 Age : 70 Location : Parkville Maryland Registration date : 2009-02-03
Subject: Re: Dash Gauges Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:47 am
bad ground
CamoK5 Forum Trail Guide
Number of posts : 284 Location : Havre de Grace Registration date : 2009-02-03
Subject: Re: Dash Gauges Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:12 pm
mdcj7 wrote:
bad ground
I second Paul's comment.
crazyjimmy Forum Trail Guide
Number of posts : 318 Age : 62 Location : Murray Kentucky Registration date : 2009-02-03
Subject: Re: Dash Gauges Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:55 pm
Grounds can be tricky, even a good looking ground can be bad. also as a trouble shooting aid, have you done anything like adding a CB or a Radio upgrade.
When it comes to a dash in a newer vehicle, may be more than one ground, find them all.
God luck
ffhill61
Number of posts : 103 Age : 51 Location : Bel Air Registration date : 2009-02-04
Subject: Re: Dash Gauges Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:37 pm
I looked on "Jeep Forum" and found a couple of different things. A couple of guys had sucess with just cleaning the connectors on the back of the dash cluster. Others had to fix the ground wires. I am going to tear into tonight. I have had this problem since I have owned the Jeep...since then I have added a CB and new radio head unit and the problem got no worse or better.
ffhill61
Number of posts : 103 Age : 51 Location : Bel Air Registration date : 2009-02-04
Subject: Re: Dash Gauges Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:43 am
Pulled the dash cluster and all the contacts were really dirty..cleaned them and began to trace ground wires and found one that looked "loose". tighten it up and put the dash cluster back in. (i did not put the dash completely back together) I have driven it to work two days and no loss of dash gauges..so I think it is fixed.
UpnOver Forum Trail Guide
Number of posts : 993 Age : 54 Location : Joppatowne MD Registration date : 2009-02-01
Subject: Re: Dash Gauges Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:02 am
Jeeps are never fixed.. Just one problem is gone and you are waiting for the next one to pop up.
FallstonYJ
Number of posts : 441 Age : 63 Location : Harford County Registration date : 2009-02-02
Subject: Re: Dash Gauges Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:23 am
