Needles on dash guages (temp,fuel,speed) chatter or vibrate on their lower limit pins when the ignition switch is turned on or the engine is started. After about 30 seconds the needles move to their normal positions and work fine. Also the trunk release solenoid does not activate when the switch is actuated. The solenoid works when 12v is applied to the terminals. When a voltmeter is attached to the disconnected leads to the solenoid and the switch is actuated I read 12V !? Could I have a ground problem somewhere? Everything seems to work ok (except the keyless remote) I have visually checked all fuses in the cabin and engine compartment

Disconnecting the leads from the solenoid,avtivating the switch, and reading 12V is normal because you are not reading anything but the signal applied to the solenoid.You need to attach the leads and THEN activate the switch and read the voltage across the terminals.12V would mean the solenoid is good because a voltage reading is a DIFFERENCE of electrical potential.If you have the leads attached and read 0V,there is no difference of electrical potential meaning there is actually 12V on both sides and the solenoid is not absorbing/using the power like it should be.If you simply read the 2 terminals on your battery it would read 12V,likely higher because a good battery will usually read close to 13V.A bad battery may read as high as 11.8V.As for the guages,it may also be that the battery is low if it has never been changed.The average life of an alkaline car battery is about 6 years.If yours was made and sold in 2000 like they like to do these days,the battery may have been changed once and is starting to be borderline.With the car off,no keys,nothing,read across your battery terminals and please let me know what you find. gmccarthy 86 hotmail
Greg