overhead console

[gmonly1]

my overhead console (the one that shows the temperature, fuel mileage, etc) shutdown (at first it would come on for a while; now it doesn't come on at all). Is there a bulb or fuse shot somewhere? What do I need to check?

[af321]

I had the same problem appear a month ago. Did you figure it out? I now have the time to fix it.

[gmonly1]

It's working again right now for some unknown reason. Don't know exactly when it started working either.

[fanta2]

I have a 99 Venture that had the same problem. After a while of banging it to make it work, it finally gave up. I pulled it out over the weekend and did a quick test of the connector and the board. I'm getting power to the connector and to certain points on the board. I think the problem is with the LED display, as while I had the board assembly out, I hit the display a few times and it came on for a split second. I think I'll either hit ebay or a junk yard when the snow melts!

[ogauge4me]

There may be a cold solder joint in the circuit board. Look at all the soldered connections with a small magnifying glass and see that all are uniform in color. If one is really dull that may be the bad solder joint. Just hit it real quick with a low wattage soldering iron and let cool. That may be the problem.

[Headnsouth]

I'd pop it open and look for cold solder joints also. Otherwise it looks like it needs to be replaced.