2000 Expedition Instrument panel problems.

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Jul 21, 2015 | 10:03 AM

Joe Boschert

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2000 Expedition Instrument panel problems.

So for a while I've been having to lift up hard on the gear shifter to make her start. I got a new tire on it, and the greasemonkey there said he shook the hell out of the wheel to get it to start.

Now I have to wait ten minutes after Turning her off or the pats will shut her off. When it does start after three minutes the tach, speedometer, battery gauge, and temperature gauge die.Its also shifting really nasty with the trailer on it, and chugging uphill where it didn't two days ago.

Im pretty sure its a loose wire that's gone to a short, and its backfeeding crappy information to the computer.. i just need some direction.

Its my work truck. I need her. Please help.

Jul 21, 2015 | 10:09 AM

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First things first, make sure the 2 torx bolts shown here are tight: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...ml#post7790246

Jul 21, 2015 | 10:34 AM

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Done. Were very loose. Only solved the gearshifter Problem.

Jul 21, 2015 | 10:43 AM

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When i purchased it, the dealer installed a GPS kill switch. Do they go bad? Drawing voltage or something that would cause all this?

Jul 21, 2015 | 10:54 AM

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When i purchased it, the dealer installed a GPS kill switch. Do they go bad? Drawing voltage or something that would cause all this?

Depends on how the kill circuit is tied in. If it's meant to kill the ignition circuit then it could be malfunctioning, which would explain the loss of the gauges. It could also be a bad splice where they tapped into the circuit.