05 gauge problems?
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you dont have to change them all at the same time, each gauge has a separate motor, its just recommended so you don't have to worry about others going out over time.
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 31
From: NY
Hey guys new here and I have a problem. I have an 05 with the color changing dash. Well the tach and speedo decided to stop working and now the rest of the gauges are following with them. Dealer says they need to replace the entire dash cluster which I am not ready to believe. Any of you run into this and figure out wha the problem was? Thanks
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From: Orange, California
im parked in this pic... u prob never saw my post of when mine screwed up. and yes you have to replace the whole cluster. my tach was broken for a full year prior to the spedometer breaking, they went out in fall. and mines an 05 to. i took it to the ford dealer and dont just have them fix it, say "hey, my mustangs to young, it has to few miles on it, it shouldnt be doing this, can ford meet me with the price?" and ford ended up spliting it 50/50 with me!
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I had this same problem too on a 2006 Mustang. The gauges were working fine and then they just decided to stop working. It was an easy fix though. All I had to do was unhook the factory I-pod adapter and everything has been fine since. No need to replace anything or pay a dealership $700 to rip me off.
im parked in this pic... u prob never saw my post of when mine screwed up. and yes you have to replace the whole cluster. my tach was broken for a full year prior to the spedometer breaking, they went out in fall. and mines an 05 to. i took it to the ford dealer and dont just have them fix it, say "hey, my mustangs to young, it has to few miles on it, it shouldnt be doing this, can ford meet me with the price?" and ford ended up spliting it 50/50 with me!
no. you don't have to replace the whole cluster.
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From: Orange, California
u can get a ticket for it to. thats why i delt with the broken tachometer for over a year, but the day my spedometer went out i went to ford. unfortunatley when they replaced it, since i was splitting it 50/50 they wouldnt upgrade me to the GT cluster. i said id pay the difference but they said they couldnt do that, it has to be the same one.
Joined: Jan 2010
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From: Slovenia
I have already ordered 4 stepper motors, but I guess it will take some time, before it'll arrive to Europe.
3 of my gauges are showing completely wrong values... fuel gauge is actually showing that fuel tank is more than completely empty.
Only water temperature gauge is correct, because the car is standing:
Last edited by Forza_Roma; Feb 5, 2010 at 02:06 PM.
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 13,322
From: NW Arkansas
bout to help you guys out, Whats wrong is the stepper motors for the needles are broken. U can order new ones, or pick some up from ford and solder them onto your board. No leds need to be changed.. Their is also a guy on e-bay that u can send your cluster to and they will repair it and send it back for $140. the motors are like 7 bucks a piece. I had my tach and fuel gauge stop working. Very common in 05 cars.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/05-FO...Q5fAccessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/05-FO...Q5fAccessories
ebay is the source for new steppers....
