2017 dash lights go out
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2017 dash lights go out
2017 F150. Dash lights go our, all gauges go to zero. And lose power steering. Then like flipping a switch they start working again lkke nothing happens. The engine keeps running when it does this
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When batteries start to go bad, weird electrical things happen. On Fords, I have noticed over the years that the gauge cluster will do strange things. My OEM battery lasted 2 years. Many here have also had batteries that have died an early death.
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and in my case when the gauge cluster went dead, the powwr steering went away. And the cruise control kicked off as well..
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I just got rid of a 2017 Silverado that was doing the exact same thing. Battery and alternator tested fine. Dealer never could find the problem. Some mornings it wouldn't even start until I slammed the drivers door. I talked to a guy that had a 2005 Dodge Ram that did the same thing. He finally found that it was a bad ground wire somewhere that was making his act up. I also noticed with the Silverado that if I opened the drivers door and didn't hear the fuel pump priming is when it would not start....until I slammed the drivers door. Was only too happy to get rid of it!!! Hope you find the problem.
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Well its in the shop now. They think it has a wiring problem. And has 4 codes. U3003-17. And the other 3 codes are similar. Voltage is too high. But I dont know what it means because I dont have enough information
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All depends. And it starts and runs every time. Just the cluster and power steering. And it has codes. And "they" doesnt mean anything. You could have had a so called mechanic who didnt know what he was doing
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