Ford Focus: 2000 ford focus se intermitent gauge failure

"red" <com> wrote in message
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I'm not sure what you mean by "dash indicators". Do you mean the turn signal
indicators, the warning lights, the gauges, or all of them? Does anything
else happen i.e. the engine run rough, radio stop etc. Does it happen right
away when you start or after you've been running a while? Does vibration
make it worse? Does it happen without starting the engine? Have you checked
for a loose fuse? How old is your battery? Have you had the codes checked?
Can you make it happen (or stop) by tapping on the cluster cover? Has anyone
pulled the instrument cluster to check for a bad electrical connection?

This is another problem that is impossible for anyone on a newsgroup to
remotely diagnose something like this.


"Dave Gower" <ca> wrote in message
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"red" <com> wrote in message
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I'm not sure what you mean by "dash indicators". Do you mean the turn signal
indicators, the warning lights, the gauges, or all of them? Does anything
else happen i.e. the engine run rough, radio stop etc. Does it happen right
away when you start or after you've been running a while? Does vibration
make it worse? Does it happen without starting the engine? Have you checked
for a loose fuse? How old is your battery? Have you had the codes checked?
Can you make it happen (or stop) by tapping on the cluster cover? Has anyone
pulled the instrument cluster to check for a bad electrical connection?

"" wrote: 

my entire instrument cluster fails. the gauge lights do not go out.
my headlights dim when this happens and there is occassionally either
a popping noise from my speakers or a "ding" noise from my dash.
the car does not run rough and seems to be unaffected other than the
headlights dimming and instrument cluster failing.

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"red" <com> wrote
 

Sounds like a failing battery or alternator. This can be diagnosed at a
decent repair shop.

"Henri" <com> wrote in message
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Maybe, but without more information it's premature to make that statement.
In fact his reply did give at least a clue.