Electrical issue? warning light come on and gauges stop working while driving.
11-23-2016, 08:57 AM
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i have a similar issue with 2005 F150 4.6L
odometer numbers went away shortly after the battery was replaced. then the doors would relock when pulling away from a stop.
i pulled the cluster, all solder looked good. reinstalled & it all worked.
then after truck sat for a couple weeks, the battery was too low to start. after charging the battery, the odometer backlight was gone but numbers still intact.
just this morning while driving the needles were dropping to zero & warning lights came on & heard a chime. it corrected itself but odometer is now dark with no numbers.
odometer numbers went away shortly after the battery was replaced. then the doors would relock when pulling away from a stop.
i pulled the cluster, all solder looked good. reinstalled & it all worked.
then after truck sat for a couple weeks, the battery was too low to start. after charging the battery, the odometer backlight was gone but numbers still intact.
just this morning while driving the needles were dropping to zero & warning lights came on & heard a chime. it corrected itself but odometer is now dark with no numbers.
11-24-2016, 10:59 AM
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My symptoms are exactly the same. I have not done any troubleshooting other than having the battery/alt tested, which came back fine. Pulling the instrument cluster seems to be pretty quick/simple process, so I'm going to attempt that tomorrow and check/re-solder and cold joints to see what happens. It's been years with the odo backlight off, but with the odo completely gone and the random beeps, warning lights coming on, it's driving me nuts!
11-25-2016, 10:11 AM
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I pulled mine yesterday as well, The contacts on the twist-lock for the bulb behind the odometer seemed flattened out, so I adjusted those and that fixed the backlight problem.
As for the odometer being off - the odometer seemed to have become unseated from the board. I reseated it, checked solder joints - all looked good. Put it all back together and all was good!
20 minutes later while driving, I got that dreaded beep from the dash, all warning lights on, 4x4 light flashing, tach, speedometer, and voltage gauges were all dead, about 30 seconds later, everything went back to normal, except the odometer is off again. The backlight is still lit, but no display
I'm now at a loss.
As for the odometer being off - the odometer seemed to have become unseated from the board. I reseated it, checked solder joints - all looked good. Put it all back together and all was good!
20 minutes later while driving, I got that dreaded beep from the dash, all warning lights on, 4x4 light flashing, tach, speedometer, and voltage gauges were all dead, about 30 seconds later, everything went back to normal, except the odometer is off again. The backlight is still lit, but no display
I'm now at a loss.
11-25-2016, 01:29 PM
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All my solder joints looked good, but I touched all mine up anyways. It fixed my brake light, and interior lights randomly coming on.
I would actually solder the joints. Its very difficult to see if there is a problem.
I would actually solder the joints. Its very difficult to see if there is a problem.
11-26-2016, 05:24 PM
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i cannot see well enough even with magnified light to re-solder any joints so i didnt. now time will tell
12-20-2016, 03:09 PM
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Unfortunately I'm still chasing this. In addition to the things listed above, I've also swapped battery, reseated display again, and resoldered the joints behind the display and the joints where the wire harness plugs in and still have the problem. I think i've traced it down to the left wire harness, as I can move the wires in the harness and cause/stop the problem. I added some zip ties to the harness to keep the wires from moving as much and the problem is less often now. Next step is going to be me going down to a junk yard and cutting out a harness off a wrecked truck. Hopefully that will be the end of my woes 
11-20-2018, 11:18 PM
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gauges and speedometer & odom.... out too
Hello everyone im dave, Im new on here.
Have 98 F150 4x4 v8 4.6. Got her stuck in deep sand, all the way down to sitting on the back axle. Pulled Her out now my cluster not working including speedometer and odometer. Also when I turn the key at the point of power to the column only idiot light thats coming on is air bag.... need help please. Checked my #2 and #29 fuses and have done a general check of the wires under truck nothing looks ripped out or unplugged.
Have 98 F150 4x4 v8 4.6. Got her stuck in deep sand, all the way down to sitting on the back axle. Pulled Her out now my cluster not working including speedometer and odometer. Also when I turn the key at the point of power to the column only idiot light thats coming on is air bag.... need help please. Checked my #2 and #29 fuses and have done a general check of the wires under truck nothing looks ripped out or unplugged.
11-22-2018, 09:53 AM
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So I have the same issue in my 2006 F 150 5.4 with the added feature that the interior lights like to work on their own terms. Just wondering if there are any conclusive fixes for this. I've read almost all the posts. Some are saying change battery and or alternator while others are saying the dash cluster. Has anyone figured out exactly what it is that is causing the problem, Let me know if anyone has before I start tearing my dash apart, please.
As there seems to be a lot of people with the same issues, has Ford ever done a recall
As there seems to be a lot of people with the same issues, has Ford ever done a recall
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