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Old 04-13-2008, 03:04 AM
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My instrumentcluster fails to read-out any readings, fuel, odometer, speedometer, etc.

The panel lights up, no indicator lights come on, turn signal lights come on.

From what I understand it can be a fuse problem (elaborate please), a PCM problem feeding information to the cluster (elaborate please) a CCD connection to the cluster (elaborate please) or a failure of the cluster itself.

If it's a fuse, PCM, or CCD problem, what are the fixes, generally, and what fuse am I looking for particularly?

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Check the ground cables, one can cause that.
 
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What would I be looking for in that case? Just a ground that's loose or disconnected or such?
 
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Do you also have a "no bus" message in the odometer?
 



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