As soon as I turn on the car, the indicator is already as far to the right as it can go My speedometer goes haywire, too, but not as often, and thank goodness, it comes back to normal , usually within the same day, or next day. The dealer was not notified. I do not think that the problem is electrical, it appears that the temp gauge is stuck - it is below 0 and will not move. Are they waiting for someone to be killed before they do a re-call? When you get to the mark, stop. I find this unacceptable for an american car company to charge for this repair.
This was my very first solder job and it was a bit messy while I was learning to solder but everything came out perfect. I had to replace the odometer backlight bulb and one of the tachometer bulbs. When I have a problem with one of my vehicles, I research how to fix it and then do it. Well other then the fuel and temp gauges cause I didn't mark the location and now they're one notch off. The contact stated that the instrument cluster was defective. The failure mileage was 53,000.
Our service is 100% guaranteed or your money back. The vehicle was not repaired. If he doesn't know his way around a vehicle, then it could be challenging. Thank you so much man! Also, there are several very good de-soldering videos on youtube you can watch, I found several, so go there and look if you want more information. I found another problem with my gas meter though.
I took a look at the diagnostic chart for temp gauge inaccurate or inoperative, it just refers to the gauge sweep test I had mentioned earlier. These shots of the Stepper Motors give you a better idea of what they look like. The first picture shows location of the four motors, see the yellow outlines. Please see our removal instructions, if you are not sure how to remove it or take it your local body shop. Oh well, what do I know, I'm just a stupid n00b. It was owned by a friend of mine who seldom went anywhere.
From start to finish I doubt it took me more than an hour to pull the dash apart and have it back in and good to go. I think so, and I'll remember how to search for it if I have a need in the future. This services requires that you send us your cluster for repair. I did mine a month ago, pretty straight forward, couple of lights were burnt out so I replaced whole unit with one from a recycling yard. The following pictures show you the locations of the Stepper Motors on the business side of the board soldered joints. Once the repair is completed, your gauge cluster will then be re-tested to ensure all gauges are calibrated correctly. If the gauges in question, don't respond, you need a cluster.
All other gauges work except the rpm's. One week later it went up and didn't go below 35 mph and it has kept increasing. I do not feel this problem is a matter of normal wear and tear, which is what the dealerships tell those of us with these problems. Recently I had a person make a comment on one of my posts. Unfortunately, I can't help you with your problem. Don't see a specific model, please call we may be able to still fix it.
A few notes regarding my experience most of this will be obvious to those with experience, but I'm writing this to hopefully help my fellow novice : -I didn't need to turn the gauge needles before popping them off, I just slid the fork under the base and gave it a go. Often, the temp gauge will swing in the wrong direction and interfere with the speedometer. The car has only 75,000 miles. That is the upgraded motor for the cluster. Once you have the needle positions marked on the tape, it is time to remove the needle from the shaft of each Stepper Motor.
I regret that I forgot to take some pictures of the clips that hold the Cluster together, but once you have yours out of the car, you should be able to figure out how to get it apart. Take care and once again, I apologize. Either way no offense but to be honest I'm not terribly worried about what people here think of me because I'll probably never post here again after this. I'll fix it when I'm willing to get back in there. The only gauge working was the Tachometer. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.