Ok, so me and my wife went to dinner tonight. When I got in the car and fired her up, I got a bunch of warning tones i.e. Oil pressure low, parking brake on, low fuel warning, low brake fluid. The Mycolor gauges also dont work(no custom color like I had it set).....None of the actual gauges were wirking either except the speedo, tach, and volt guage. The TCS light is on whether I push the button or not, and the blinkers and hazards DO work, but there is no clicking when I turn the blinkers or the hazards on. I just get the white back light like when the car is on, but the headlights are off.
NOW....the parking brake WAS NOT set, theres plenty of fluids in the car, and i have 3/4 tank of gas. Its clearly a malfunction!!

Has anyone heard of a problem that these cars are havng with the gauge cluster. OR Has anyone experienced a similar problem?

Thanks,
Joel

 

first i have heard of anything like this. i would definately take that to the dealer. i suppose you could try to disconnect the battery and reset everything - but if it DID fix it you wouldnt have proof for fraud.... i mean FORD to fix the problem

 

DO NOT disconnect the battery.
Takethe car into the Dealership your Smart Box which is located on the passenger side kick panel has most likely failed I had the same thing happen to me.

Richard

 

Yeah, Im not too far from the dealer.....are they gonna blame it an my aftermarket shifter or audio stuff Ive added to the Shaker500? (Satellite radio plug and play or iPod interface??)

 

they shouldnt, is that thing GT06 referring to down where alot of these cars leak? geeze you better check for wetness and if so i'd freak out on em when you bring the car in

 

It could be related to the weather (didn't you say it rained in your other thread?).

 

Yep that is where it is located.

Richard

 

+1 to the leak possibilty

 

How accessable is the Smart box? I guess I should really read up on the massive water leak thread!! Although, it was just a srpinkle of rain, not a deluge. Thanks for all the helpful replies! Im gonna call the dealer and make an appointment...

 

Yep, take it to the dealer. I have had the same problem twice now. They replaced the smart box. But no leaks. Don't know what the heck is going on. All my warning lights came on just like yours: oil pressure low,gas low,TCS off,parking brake on engine light on etc,etc,............I'm suppose to get mine back today. They have had it since last friday. Want to make sure that was the problem. There needs to be a recall, I have seen lots of folks on this site and others posting the same problems.