weird gauge cluster problem

BowtieWrangler · May 12th, 2006, 11:33 PM

i have a 99 Dodge Ram 1500 360, and everynow n then my ABS light comes on a few seconds later my Air Bag light comes and the speedometer/tach drops to 0, then my odometer flashes a few times then every gauge drops to 0 and the odometer reads "No Bus" and then the check engine lights shows up with it......after a few minutes it goes away, any ideas?

Yetti · May 13th, 2006, 05:56 AM

loose ground somewhere. check all the connections and then check somemore. theres grounds under the carpet and from the cab to the frame.

sonic · May 14th, 2006, 10:08 AM

Lose connector to the computer also. make sure there plugged in good. Did you do andy repairs recently?

BowtieWrangler · May 14th, 2006, 01:45 PM

i havent done anything to it recently, at the beginning of last summer i put the K&N FIPK and a tune up on it, and during the winter i had to change the collector bolts on the driver side, and this just started happening out of nowhere happend bout 3 or 4 times in the pass month or so

Yetti · May 21st, 2006, 11:37 AM

I finally got to ask around about the cluster problem. the majority of guys at work thought it was a failing cluster. they have some internal problems that come with time from what I am told. you may want to check out a junk yard for a new one and see if the problem goes away.

sonic · May 21st, 2006, 07:54 PM

Also have it checked for secondary codes. These dont always set the light on the dash.

May 12th, 2006, 11:33 PM	#1
BowtieWrangler Senior Member Join Date: 03-06-06 Location: Detroit Posts: 374 iTrader: (2)	weird gauge cluster problem i have a 99 Dodge Ram 1500 360, and everynow n then my ABS light comes on a few seconds later my Air Bag light comes and the speedometer/tach drops to 0, then my odometer flashes a few times then every gauge drops to 0 and the odometer reads "No Bus" and then the check engine lights shows up with it......after a few minutes it goes away, any ideas?

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May 13th, 2006, 05:56 AM	#2
Yetti BUY my P.O.S.! Join Date: 11-05-05 Location: west of Chelsea, and east of Grass lake Posts: 5,860 iTrader: (2)	loose ground somewhere. check all the connections and then check somemore. theres grounds under the carpet and from the cab to the frame.

May 14th, 2006, 10:08 AM	#3
sonic Senior Member Join Date: 11-14-05 Location: Fenton MI. Posts: 309 iTrader: (0)	Lose connector to the computer also. make sure there plugged in good. Did you do andy repairs recently?

May 14th, 2006, 01:45 PM	#4
BowtieWrangler Senior Member Join Date: 03-06-06 Location: Detroit Posts: 374 iTrader: (2)	i havent done anything to it recently, at the beginning of last summer i put the K&N FIPK and a tune up on it, and during the winter i had to change the collector bolts on the driver side, and this just started happening out of nowhere happend bout 3 or 4 times in the pass month or so

May 21st, 2006, 11:37 AM	#5
Yetti BUY my P.O.S.! Join Date: 11-05-05 Location: west of Chelsea, and east of Grass lake Posts: 5,860 iTrader: (2)	I finally got to ask around about the cluster problem. the majority of guys at work thought it was a failing cluster. they have some internal problems that come with time from what I am told. you may want to check out a junk yard for a new one and see if the problem goes away.

May 21st, 2006, 07:54 PM	#6
sonic Senior Member Join Date: 11-14-05 Location: Fenton MI. Posts: 309 iTrader: (0)	Also have it checked for secondary codes. These dont always set the light on the dash.