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Not likely a "short," but more likely a bad ground. Check all of your ground wires and connections underneath the dash, and clean all chassis connections that show signs of rust or corrosion with penetrating oil.
I do not think that this is your problem ,if you smelled some wires burning you had a short under the dash or something , I very rarelly seen clusters go bad find your short first , this may also be why your lights are not working right either
Sound like a electrical problem or bad harnesses connections; you will need to take off instrument cluster in order to check it. Also, check ground connections.
Hi, Check your fuses an also b sure the line going to each is securely connected to the proper outlet/connector. Did you hit a bump or something to pull the wires lose? Sounds like you will need to check each fuse as well. Try turning the engine on - pull off the wire to the temperature sending unit and ground it to the engine - see if the gauge moves then. This can give you a good clue. Gary @ Fix Ya
That fuse also supplies illumination to the radio, hvac controller, cup holder and cigarette tray. I think the best thing to do is start unplugging each one of these until the fuse stops blowing. Then plug the last think in that you unplugged to make sure that makes the fuse blow. If you suspect the instrument cluster start with that first.
you have a short somewhere between the ECM and the dash cluster. most likely the connectors to the dash cluster have backed out. Take the mounting screws out and remove the cluster from the dash. Check that the connector is completely seated on the prongs in the back. You may want to clean the prongs off with a dielectric cleaner. Mount clusters but only put one screw back in. Test drive and see if problem reoccurs. If not the prob is fixed. If it doesn't fix it, get w/ a dealer and replace the wiring harness between the ECM and dash cluster. Good luck
This is likely a short in the power distribution block located on your stearing column. There was a recall for this problem. Contact the dealer for information.
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