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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 11:51 PM
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evry time i start my car...the gages opo all the way up like if i disconected my battery...y is that?

the batterys conected just fine?
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 09:17 AM
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If it's a '99 they'll do that with low battery voltage - it'll also reset the trip odo.
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 11:24 AM
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I had a 1999 camaro that started doing the same thing even when battery voltage was not low. There is a service bulletin about it that says you have to replace the instrument cluster to fix it. I sold my car before I fixed mine, so I don't know if that would take care of it or not.
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 06:17 PM
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Yeah, there is a '99 TSB to replace the IPC for the trip reset in cold weather, usually accompanied by the gauges sweeping. You can do that, but good battery voltage makes it go away.
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yea it is a 99...thanks guys...would that cause problems or just gauge sweeping?
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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You say the battery is connected fine, but how
do you know? Voltage chassis-PCM and post-post
may be different (corrosion, loose straps). An
internal resistance problem in the battery may
only manifest during cranking load, and so on.
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