Gauges stopped working?

Hi,

I attached a copy of the wiring schematic and circled two fuses to check first. You may have already checked them, but I'm not sure.

Next, in addition to checking the fuses, confirm there is power both in and out from it. Here is a link that you may find helpful:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

I had to cut the schematic into two parts to make it readable. However, I did overlap them so you can follow them easier. (pics 1 and 2)

Note that both of these fuses are located under the hood in the power distribution box.

Let me know. Also, make sure nothing has come loose under the dash where the harness plugs into the instrument cluster.

Take care,
Joe

We reset the instrument panel and the gauges have been working every since but still no signals. We were just looking up the fuses when I got your response. We could not figure where they were located. You helped us tremendously with the circled photo. I appreciate your help so much! I'll let you know and again man, thanks a lot!

None of my dash gauges work. Once and a while they come back on and then go off again. The blinker lights at times don't work either. The car alarm light stays on.

The cluster itself is probably bad. Have seen many on this truck. The cluster needs to be sent out for repair.

all the instruments stopped working, along with that the lockes on the doors when u reach 15 mph stopped at the same time. sometimes the gauges will come back on and the doors will lock but it is soon to go back out. i changed the connectors to the battery posts and checked all fuses and now im lost

The body computer uses shared information all coming from the vehicle speed sensor.
Test your computer for a speed sensor fault code. It's called a VSS. They had problems with the sensor and plastic gear also. It can shut the van off and affect the speed control also.

I have a 96 dodge grand caravan es. When I got it the speedo, tach, fuel, temp, and odo gauges did not work. Then on the way home they all started working. Today they worked while i was driving around town and then i parked in my driveway and went to leave again later that night and none of them work. I have checked all the fuses on the drivers side inside and out. Am I missing some fuses somewhere? Also the radio works and i get static from the speakers when on am/fm. When you turn the power to it on and off I can here a clicking noise coming from the fuse panel under steering wheel. Please Help.

You may be. Under the hood is a power distribution center. You may find a problem there. The ground for both the radio and instrument panel are in the center of the dash, back behind the radio, and next to your left foot is a trim panel, there is a ground there and in the same place on the other side. If you can find out which relay or module is clicking, it may be that also. So there are 5 spots to look. And if you use a 12 volt test light and ground its clip on any good piece of steel or frame, it will light. This is a power test. If you put your test light to 12 volts, it becomes a ground check. If you find the clicking relay or module, write down the color of the wires, and let me know. Remember, when checking for grounds with a test light, the key should be off, so be careful as you may blow a fuse in one of the two fuse locations. 1. where you already looked and 2. In the power distribution center, a black covered box, under the hood. Is this a Dodge radio?
In the power center number 2, I spoke of, there should be a couple of spare fuses and relays, so you have them. Need a 12volt test light to test for power or ground. This is the least expensive way to test an automotive circuit. And the only way, to make sure a fuse is good, and has power.

AM and FM can both be intermittent on the Alpine-built cd / radio without cassette. I've repaired a lot of them. The repair is permanent but it's definitely not a do-it-yourself repair.

The Mitsubishi-built cd / cassette combo can develop intermittent FM only; not AM. These are also a complicated repair, but once repaired, it won't ever act up again. These problems stem from automated manufacturing techniques.

Besides what ch112063 mentioned, the connector pins on the back of the instrument cluster can work loose. Soldering them to the copper circuits is an effective repair.

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My dashboard gauges don't work

Check the connector pins on the back of the instrument cluster to see if they're loose. They can be soldered to the copper circuits.

Gauges stop working. check all relays, fuse links, fuses; blower motor works if direct current is apply. This is new to me, been working with the problem for weeks.
Read a post question about the same, but do not know the result. I have another ECU and try changing it , but still the same.
any help?

Your title says "Gauges", but then you mentioned the heater blower. Did these things quit at the same time? Are they all dead all the time or does this occur at random? Do you have a factory cassette player in your radio, and do you have power windows?

Radio is working, climate control unit, blower, heater does not, compressor works fine. all lights on the instrument panel are on: safety bag, battery check engine, battery (but the car is charging) and check gauges. When it start all are off it takes less that a minute to turn then on.
Gas,speedometer and temp gauges does not work.
About fifteen years ago the radiator fan motor get shorted inside and damage the computer regulator, took it a electro-mechanic shop, they cut the connectors to the alternator and setup an external regulator. it worked fine for more than fifteen years. two months ago i bought a used computer and replace the connector to alternator and it start working fine. This week the problem with the gauges came up.

Do you have a cassette player in an original radio, and do you have power windows?

The dashboard gauges on my Caravan do not work (speedometer, RPM, oil, gas, and battery). All the other electrical is fine. I tried the fuses but that's not the problem. Also, at one point they came back on when I started the van only not work the next time I started the van after that. This makes think that there is a loose connection somewhere but I just don't know where to look.
Could it be something simple that I can take care myself?

With thanks,
John

well it mostlikely one of two things, either the connection behind the gauges is loose, or the body control module has a bad connection at one of its leads, I ve experienced both of these possibilites , with my own and with a customers.

i have had this 93 caravan for about 2 months the first month it was great but then out of the blue the gauges starting acting up going off and coming back every once in awhile...well i was taking my brother home one day he got out and the gauges went off then when he shut the passenger door they came back on...then one day they went off and have never came back on since i have no clue what is going anyone know what's going on??? i have heard a ground wire(witch i have no clue where that is...lol...if ya know let me know please)could fix it if ANYONE could help locate this it would help out alot

I have the same problem with my 91 Caravan. I believe it is a short in the Body Control Module but am waiting for responses myself

hi i have a caravan 1994 my milleage is 174 000 i bought this van from someone and my gages arent working not one at all can can this be the van works perfectly fine exept the gages and i have check the fuses already??? please help

So you have checked the fuses. You mean guages. as the entire instrument panel? speedemtor, odomter. gas guage oil PSI.. ect?

yes everything from spedometer gas gage everything on my front panel please help

Hi,

I need you to confirm the fuses I circled in pic 1 are good. In addition to the fuses being good, we need to confirm there is power to them and back out.

If you look at pic 2, the two fuses I highlighted power the instrument cluster gauges, lights, and so on. If one is bad, everything shuts off.

Pic 3 shows the fuse box under the dash. The two highlighted fuses are important to check. Here is a link that you may find helpful when checking for power:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

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If the fuses are good, have power both in and out, then you need to go to the instrument panel connector and check for power at the three wires I highlighted. See pic 4.

If there is power at the connection, then we need to confirm there is ground via the black wire at the plug. For this, you need to check for continuity to ground (Ohms / Resistance). You will need a multi-meter to do this. See pic 5

If there is power to all supplies at the panel, the ground is good, and none of the pins in the connector to the cluster are damaged, bent, corroded, or pushed in, chances are the cluster needs replaced.

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I know this sounds like a lot. However, I'll help you through it if you have questions or run into trouble, so don't be afraid to ask.

Take care,
Joe