jthom5s

long story short, my gauges are going crazy and my dash is constantly turning on and off. for example, ill put the key into the ignition without turning and everything goes crazy. i checked the fuse boxes and everything looks fine. the car wont start and i have no idea what the problem could be. comments and Suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks!!

Daniel Richards

iTrader: (1)

not heard of that before, the only thing I've seen happen is when a battery is dead or dieing the gauges will do a full sweep (go up to there maximums and drop back down) and the trip OD resets when you crank the car. you might have a bad cluster, can you get a video of it and post it here?

jthom5s

Ill post a vid after I come home from class

rwb

You might want to move this to the maintenance and repair section.

jthom5s

it was the battery, thanks!!

5.7anuar

ay bro I’m having a problem like this but it didn’t do it before I start the car and when it’s in park it’s fine until I put it in drive and the battery starts going crazy and all my gauges go up and down but will stay going crazy until I put it in park again

jybravo70

iTrader: (5)

It sounds like the alternator is working without load but once a load is applied it stops, no longer putting out amps. Would need to put a meter on it to see what the Amperage is when idling in park and when it is in drive (under load). Will it do this in park with the AC on and internal fans on high?

wssix99

iTrader: (5)

Please start a new thread with your new individual problem. The OP's issue was an old battery. You can check the age of yours by the date code sticker on it.

These low voltage electrical problems can be caused by many different items. If you start a new thread, people can focus on your specific car and history.