99 Saturn SL1, gauge needles
Rajan
03-03-2009, 08:46 PM
Sometime during driving the car, all the gauge needles (Speed, RPM, Fuel) go
down to almost zero and parking brake light turns on for 1-2 seconds and then all of them go normal and light goes off.
Please help me to solve this problem.
Any suggestion(s) would be highly appreciated.
Thanks.
down to almost zero and parking brake light turns on for 1-2 seconds and then all of them go normal and light goes off.
Please help me to solve this problem.
Any suggestion(s) would be highly appreciated.
Thanks.
denisond3
03-06-2009, 08:09 PM
I believe that in Saturn S series sedans, there is a microchip in the instrument cluster - that goes through a self-test when you first turn the ignition on. If the power (or the ground connection) to the instrument cluster gets interrupted for even a fraction of a second, I would expect the microchip to do the same self test over again. And the gauges would likely not be driven to read anything for a second or two. See if there isnt the same delay in the gauge readings when you first start the car.
So, I would look for a bad connection or frayed wire, and maybe a dirty ground connection. There are plenty of ground connections on any car with a computer and fuel injection and airbags - - and all of them are important.
So, I would look for a bad connection or frayed wire, and maybe a dirty ground connection. There are plenty of ground connections on any car with a computer and fuel injection and airbags - - and all of them are important.
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