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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 10:49 AM
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Guage cluster HELP!!

I have a 2003 f350 superduty, The other day all the guages stopped working, i looked down and they were off. The high beams and blinkers and dimmer all work and show up on the cluster. Today i put a new cluster in and its the same thing. Any suggestions what else it could be?

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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 11:21 AM
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blown fuse?
 
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 01:05 PM
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Just put a cluster in my 2006 , had the same thing as you plus no pw windows, door locks, etc, I had to give vin to get new cluster and then pay $100 for a tech with a laptop to make everything else work. It seems 2005 and newer, almost everything runs through gage cluster.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 11:33 AM
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Could be the fuse. Does the OD button light up. If not you may have a little piece of the wire coating worn off in the shift handle. A little liquid electrical tape, and some extra wraps of tape to prevent it in the future and you would be good to go.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 12:48 PM
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Check fuses 15, 19, and 29. All three should be 5A fuses, and are the first things to check for inoperative gauges.

ON edit: This is for my 2000 MY truck, and I think some of the fuse locations have changed so this may or may not be helpful.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by jwill8957
I have a 2003 f350 superduty, The other day all the guages stopped working, i looked down and they were off. The high beams and blinkers and dimmer all work and show up on the cluster. Today i put a new cluster in and its the same thing. Any suggestions what else it could be?

thanks
Does the cluster have a message center or not?
Gas and diesel have different cluster which do you have?
 
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 02:04 PM
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have Ford check your VSM/GEM module with their IDS diagnostic tool(they will charge you for 2-2.5 hours, but will verify whats wrong with your truck. I am having it done to mine on Monday.
 
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