Speedo / tachometer deflection
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Speedo / tachometer deflection
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My 2003 GT has gauges that deflect to the extreme when I start the car. My local dealer says that the newer models are designed to do so as a way of calibrating the speedo/tach when they start. This condition doesn't occur all the time. The service manager says that the battery is going bad and this is an indication of that condition. I will appreciate and thoughts or opinions on this. My dealer was uncertain whether this calibration feature pertained to the 2003 model year. Thank you in advance for any help.
My 2003 GT has gauges that deflect to the extreme when I start the car. My local dealer says that the newer models are designed to do so as a way of calibrating the speedo/tach when they start. This condition doesn't occur all the time. The service manager says that the battery is going bad and this is an indication of that condition. I will appreciate and thoughts or opinions on this. My dealer was uncertain whether this calibration feature pertained to the 2003 model year. Thank you in advance for any help.
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This condition doesn't occur all the time. The service manager says that the battery is going bad and this is an indication of that condition. I will appreciate and thoughts or opinions on this.
A simple high-current load test, or monitoring the system voltage during starting would reveal if this were the problem--it is intermittent because battery charge level varies depending on when the car was last driven, how far it was driven, and how many times it's been started during those excursions.
My dealer was uncertain whether this calibration feature pertained to the 2003 model year.<snip>
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