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I have a 2011 Ford F150 FX4, And for a while now i have been having a issue with the gauge cluster.

while driving once in a while all of the gauge cluster turns off then back on within a couple of second. all the lights for the traction control, air bag, engine.... turn on and then turn off just like when you start the truck.

The issue only last for a couple of seconds. And it can go for a day before doing it. Brought it to the Ford dealership and they said unless the gauges are completely off there is nothing to go on by. Also once in awhile the check advancetrac comes on and will be off next time i start the truck. Same thing dealer said there was no codes and nothing then can do.

I checked all the connection at the fuse box, gauge cluster. and no issues. had the truck running and try wiggling all of the connectors, in the truck one by one with no success in duplicating the issue.

Also notice that once in awhile my signal light will flas extremely slow when having the blinker on.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. as I'm completely stump at this point.

 

The only thing I can suggest is the old "take it apart and put it back together" trick. I would pull the cluster and really go over it, pulling it apart as much as you dare and still get it back together. Circuit boards if there are any, etc. Put it all back together. You would be surprised how many times this fixes things.

 

Pulled the first cover off the back, then when I got to the main board i couldn't see if the gauges was just plugged in or it was a shaft that would have pulled the needles.

I attached a multimeter to monitor the ground and the live and it all seams to be good. Wondering if its not the PCM that tells the gauge cluster to reboot...???

Steph

 

Could be. If it's a loose solder joint on the board you are sort of stuck unless you get another cluster. If you get another cluster you will need to take it to a dealer and get it flashed to fit your truck.

Here's some places in Canada that say they have a used dash panel. You have to pick which truck you have, here's the list. I picked the top one. The site is car-part.com

column shift, FX2, FX4 & Lariat
column shift, XL, XLT & STX
floor shift, FX2, FX4 & Lariat
floor shift, Harley-Davidson
floor shift, King Ranch
floor shift, Platinum
floor shift, XL, XLT & STX

Here's a search result using the selection at the top of the list above.

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