i have a 1999 ford f150 4x2 4.6 auto, and i been driving it fine the past few days after i addressed the small issues with the alternator, i drove it 40 miles round trip last night, got up this morning to crank it, my gauges dont sweep or come on, odo doesnt come on, only the door ajar and abs light comes on. No start but it cranks, and i have switched around relays and checked fuses and there is nothing wrong there.

i feel like i got gremlins again



i pulled the pcm out and checked the connections to see if that was the problem , but no visual problems there, i checked the pcm fuse and it looked good too.
i might be overlooking it,
only the door ajar, and abs light came on the gauge panel, and nothing else when i have key on engine off, i checked every single fuse, swapped the relays around inside and outside, still nothing. i did leave the key in a few seconds ago for about 2 mins then the gauges came on, theft light rapid flashing, and odometer had dashes, but after i tried to crank the truck, it went back to nothing on the cluster except the door ajar and abs light. i dont have a spare key to test with


i have posted this on a few other f150 forums, and have gotten different answers. i am just trying to get different opinions here.

ok so , here is what i did today, i put everything back together, checked all my power, which was good on that side, cleaned the cables and turned the key on , still no guage sweep, or activity, only the abs light and door ajar.


now


if i leave the key on engine off for about 1 -2 minutes with the key in the ignition, everything comes on, except the odometer is dashes and theft light is flashing, would that constitute a new key? i mean i was driving it fine the day before, and when i went back outside to start it the next morning, it started giving me the problems i have now.

thank whomever who has any opinion or answer whatsoever.

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