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No bus issue maybe caused by brake system

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Old Dec 20, 2024 | 06:03 PM
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Default No bus issue maybe caused by brake system

I have a 99 dodge ram Laramie 5.9 4x4 and it had a no bus due to loose distributor wire. Fixed that and it went away. Now a month later I am driving down the road and no bus pops up and all gauges go out. I depressed the brake to slow down and my gauges came back and no bus was gone. Then every time I would give it some gas or go over some bumps it would go out again. I have no clue where to begin. Also I did on board diag and it had no codes on odometer if that helps.
 
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Probably just a bad connection on the back of the cluster, pull it out, and reseat it. See what happens.
 
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Probably just a bad connection on the back of the cluster, pull it out, and reseat it. See what happens.
That’s what I was thinking and I pulled it out reseated it but it was still having the same problem
 
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I think there was a member around here somewhere that talked about some bad solder joints on the circuit board..... If it is ONLY the cluster that is having issues, (the truck starts, runs, drives, and shifts fine.) The problem has gotta be with the cluster, or the wiring to it. Cluster gets ALL the information it displays on the communications bus. Even the gas gauge....
 
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