Dim odometer display

I have an '02 Explorer and recently have noticed that the digital odometer display has gotten really dim. It is barely noticeable during the daylight hours, especially if the headlights happens to be on too. Flipping the dimmer switch back and forth does nothing to improve the problem. Anyone have any idea what might be going on? Is it a cheap fix? Will the problem get progressively worse until one day I start the car and the display is totally blank?

Thanks for any advice.

I used to have a caprice that did the same thing. The odometer was a seperate board that sat on the main dash board. It was electrically connected by pins that were bent in such a way, that they should "spring" against the contacts. I had to remove the odometer and bend the pins slightly to give them more spring.

I also have an 02 Explorer with exact same problem, except now it is going out completely. Anyone know how to remove the odometer? I haven't found any good links showing/telling me how to do it.

I also have an 02 Explorer with exact same problem, except now it is going out completely. Anyone know how to remove the odometer? I haven't found any good links showing/telling me how to do it.

BuckeyeXLT07-07-2005, 10:08 AM
Mine did the same thing, cracked solder joint at the vacuum display circuit. Easy to repair, and has never gone dim since.

-Dom

found this post on another forum.

Here is a site that wil repair your cluster for $150
http://www.mrwhizard.com/services2.cfm

sorry could not find a post on how to remove the cluster. My haynes onle goes through 01

I have an '02 Explorer and recently have noticed that the digital odometer display has gotten really dim. It is barely noticeable during the daylight hours, especially if the headlights happens to be on too. Flipping the dimmer switch back and forth does nothing to improve the problem. Anyone have any idea what might be going on? Is it a cheap fix? Will the problem get progressively worse until one day I start the car and the display is totally blank?

Thanks for any advice.
It's a very common problem in these vehicles. Here are a couple of articles about the dim odometer problem that should be helpful.

http://www.squidoo.com/ford-odometer-repair

http://www.odometer-repair.com

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