Dash DIED while driving
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Dash DIED while driving Last night on my way to a freinds house, I was crusing along at 30 and my gauges died! I had no RPM's, MPH, Fuel, Volts, i had nothing. The radio and all the lights still work! 
Whats wrong?
Whats wrong? 
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Originally Posted by PSYKOZ28
Uh i forget which fuse it is, either 10, 15, or 20..21, cant remember but check the fuses and replace the ones that are blown, this will fix your prob.
It ended up being my Pwr Accy fuse. I believe it was a 25A, I replaced it with a 30A.
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From: Jacksonville, FL (originally from Toronto Canada)
Originally Posted by ewilborn
When this happened to me... my voltage gauge would still work, but my radio wouldn't.
It ended up being my Pwr Accy fuse. I believe it was a 25A, I replaced it with a 30A.
It ended up being my Pwr Accy fuse. I believe it was a 25A, I replaced it with a 30A.
Always replace with the same amperage then see if it blows again. Sometimes fuses blow because they are old and the filament becomes weak. In that case replacing with the same rating will solve the problem. If it blows again then you need to find the short or overload that is causing the problem. Merely putting a bigger fuse in will just allow the wires to heat up instead of safely blowing the fuse.
may i just say that i really love you guys. i bought my car yesterday and the same thing happened to me, but i think it was my fault. im going to try replacing the power accuracy tomorrow. i made a thread about it if someone could help out...
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I had the same problem. Check the connectors to the PCM. I had water in mine...don't know where it came from. Maybe a leak of sorts. Either way, I got some electrical component cleaner and a can of compressed air. Cleaned out the connector area and the problem went away. My problem was identical to the original post, hope this helps you.
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From: Grand Junction, CO / Tomball, TX
Originally Posted by NBM7278
I had the same problem. Check the connectors to the PCM. I had water in mine...don't know where it came from. Maybe a leak of sorts. Either way, I got some electrical component cleaner and a can of compressed air. Cleaned out the connector area and the problem went away. My problem was identical to the original post, hope this helps you.
Good post
Just hope he reads it. Launching!
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From: Greensboro, NC
Originally Posted by PSYKOZ28
Good post Just hope he reads it.
Just hope he reads it.
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Originally Posted by Luna
me and all my friends took turns smacking him upside the head for it. Still can't believe he is that dumb, I've never even heard of anyone doing that before