Instrument Cluster (only works in cold weather)
04-11-2016, 03:28 PM
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Instrument Cluster (only works in cold weather)
Hi all,
I am hoping someone has some ideas to help me get my instrument cluster. The jeep runs great and in the cold mornings, the gauges will work until I either turn the car off or it gets warm outside. I have been reading some other forums on here and some state to hit the side of the cluster to work or to take apart and clean and grease with diaelecrtic. I am going to try the ladder this week. All the forums I have read I havent heard anybody that had the same problem as mine. I took the vehicle in the stealership as I think it might be electric but they want my first born grandchild to fix what they say is a relay problem...any thoughts?
Thank You
I am hoping someone has some ideas to help me get my instrument cluster. The jeep runs great and in the cold mornings, the gauges will work until I either turn the car off or it gets warm outside. I have been reading some other forums on here and some state to hit the side of the cluster to work or to take apart and clean and grease with diaelecrtic. I am going to try the ladder this week. All the forums I have read I havent heard anybody that had the same problem as mine. I took the vehicle in the stealership as I think it might be electric but they want my first born grandchild to fix what they say is a relay problem...any thoughts?
Thank You
04-11-2016, 04:11 PM
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Hi all,
I am hoping someone has some ideas to help me get my instrument cluster. The jeep runs great and in the cold mornings, the gauges will work until I either turn the car off or it gets warm outside. I have been reading some other forums on here and some state to hit the side of the cluster to work or to take apart and clean and grease with diaelecrtic. I am going to try the ladder this week. All the forums I have read I havent heard anybody that had the same problem as mine. I took the vehicle in the stealership as I think it might be electric but they want my first born grandchild to fix what they say is a relay problem...any thoughts?
Thank You
I am hoping someone has some ideas to help me get my instrument cluster. The jeep runs great and in the cold mornings, the gauges will work until I either turn the car off or it gets warm outside. I have been reading some other forums on here and some state to hit the side of the cluster to work or to take apart and clean and grease with diaelecrtic. I am going to try the ladder this week. All the forums I have read I havent heard anybody that had the same problem as mine. I took the vehicle in the stealership as I think it might be electric but they want my first born grandchild to fix what they say is a relay problem...any thoughts?
Thank You
Don't use dielectric grease, it will only aggravate a problem.
04-12-2016, 02:41 PM
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Hi all,
I am hoping someone has some ideas to help me get my instrument cluster. The jeep runs great and in the cold mornings, the gauges will work until I either turn the car off or it gets warm outside. I have been reading some other forums on here and some state to hit the side of the cluster to work or to take apart and clean and grease with diaelecrtic. I am going to try the ladder this week. All the forums I have read I havent heard anybody that had the same problem as mine. I took the vehicle in the stealership as I think it might be electric but they want my first born grandchild to fix what they say is a relay problem...any thoughts?
Thank You
I am hoping someone has some ideas to help me get my instrument cluster. The jeep runs great and in the cold mornings, the gauges will work until I either turn the car off or it gets warm outside. I have been reading some other forums on here and some state to hit the side of the cluster to work or to take apart and clean and grease with diaelecrtic. I am going to try the ladder this week. All the forums I have read I havent heard anybody that had the same problem as mine. I took the vehicle in the stealership as I think it might be electric but they want my first born grandchild to fix what they say is a relay problem...any thoughts?
Thank You
Not sure if there are any solder connections in the instrument wiring, though. If you are cleaning contacts and connectors you should use a contact cleaner like Caig DeOxit, not dielectric grease (dielectric grease is an electrical insulator, which will make the problem worse).
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