Instrument cluster intermittent.
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Instrument cluster intermittent.
I have a 2012 6.7L F350 Lariat. Was making a road trip, when all of a sudden the instrument cluster blacked out for a few seconds then came back on. Problem continued intermittently and the climate control, and nav screen would turn off and go dark as well, radio continued to play. Checked fuses and things are good. Connections seem tight. No loss or change in engine performance.... thoughts????
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I have a 2012 6.7L F350 Lariat. Was making a road trip, when all of a sudden the instrument cluster blacked out for a few seconds then came back on. Problem continued intermittently and the climate control, and nav screen would turn off and go dark as well, radio continued to play. Checked fuses and things are good. Connections seem tight. No loss or change in engine performance.... thoughts????
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I have a 2012 6.7L F350 Lariat. Was making a road trip, when all of a sudden the instrument cluster blacked out for a few seconds then came back on. Problem continued intermittently and the climate control, and nav screen would turn off and go dark as well, radio continued to play. Checked fuses and things are good. Connections seem tight. No loss or change in engine performance.... thoughts????
I replaced both batteries, and cleaned terminals - no change.
I called my local Ford dealer to get service, the first opening they have is January 22, 2024...That's 4 months away! But here's the weird part, the lady said that they have been getting a
bunch of calls on this same issue, ON THIS SAME YEAR! I have attached a video and just posted a new thread on this yesterday - I will watch yours to see if there are any answers.
Here's my thread: https://www.fordtruckzone.com/thread...-blank.677641/
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One guy said its a grounding issue. Which makes sense, as a short would blow a fuse.
He said this: Corrosion issues in some connectors near where your left frame rail meets your back bumper, and over the spare tire. Water gets in there, corrodes or shorts things out, generating a
host of error codes that may be overwhelming your trucks computers. Crawl up under there and see what's going on. Clean up the connectors and apply a little dielectric grease.
I will look into this today.
He said this: Corrosion issues in some connectors near where your left frame rail meets your back bumper, and over the spare tire. Water gets in there, corrodes or shorts things out, generating a
host of error codes that may be overwhelming your trucks computers. Crawl up under there and see what's going on. Clean up the connectors and apply a little dielectric grease.
I will look into this today.
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