Gauges not acting right
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Gauges not acting right
This question relates to my '06 F-150 XLT 4.6L automatic.
Went from north of Atlanta to the race track in Birmingham, AL this weekend, where we camped for three days. Occasionally at night we would use the radio for an hour or so; I charged my cell phone one night from the 12v cig lighter. Otherwise from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM we weren't using the truck at all, it was parked from Thursday at 6 PM till this PM when we left to come home.
It did rain quite a bit Friday night, we got a lot of water in about 6 hours.
We packed up this evening, and I started the truck to come home and it cranked slow and labored, but caught after a second. I thought 'Wow, that must be a low battery'.
Now the problem: the information center display (odometer, compass heading, outside temperature) read "Check gauges". When I toggled the trip odometer button, the odometer and stuff was blank, just a bunch of dashes (------). The wrench light was on, the battery light was on, the check engine light was on, the emergency brake light was on, and the ABS light was on.
When you open the door with the truck turned off, the odometer display acts normally, but not with the key in the 'on' position.
After the I noticed the lights, I notices the speedometer was not working. The tach was not working. The engine temperature gauge was not working. The A/C was not working, although the fan would blow regular air.
Worst part: My Edge was completely dark, not working at all. So I can't even see what if any code it's throwing. When I parked the truck, it was on level '1'. I've had the edge installed since Feb/Mar '07, and it usually rides in level 1. I'm not sure I want to unplug the Edge without first having the opportunity to return the tune to stock. But with the Edge dead, can I ever return it to stock?
We drove home anyway, the truck ran fine. It was weird driving along the interstate with no speedometer or tach, but hey, it was an adventure.
I have had no problems with the electrical system of this truck up till today, but this truck is no stranger to the local stealership. Twice the interior has been stained beyond repair by a leaking third brake light, and once the alternator was replaced because of some failed part inside of it.
Could my dash issue be as simple as a blown fuse somewhere? Or is this more of a problem than that?
Any help would be appreciated.
Went from north of Atlanta to the race track in Birmingham, AL this weekend, where we camped for three days. Occasionally at night we would use the radio for an hour or so; I charged my cell phone one night from the 12v cig lighter. Otherwise from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM we weren't using the truck at all, it was parked from Thursday at 6 PM till this PM when we left to come home.
It did rain quite a bit Friday night, we got a lot of water in about 6 hours.
We packed up this evening, and I started the truck to come home and it cranked slow and labored, but caught after a second. I thought 'Wow, that must be a low battery'.
Now the problem: the information center display (odometer, compass heading, outside temperature) read "Check gauges". When I toggled the trip odometer button, the odometer and stuff was blank, just a bunch of dashes (------). The wrench light was on, the battery light was on, the check engine light was on, the emergency brake light was on, and the ABS light was on.
When you open the door with the truck turned off, the odometer display acts normally, but not with the key in the 'on' position.
After the I noticed the lights, I notices the speedometer was not working. The tach was not working. The engine temperature gauge was not working. The A/C was not working, although the fan would blow regular air.
Worst part: My Edge was completely dark, not working at all. So I can't even see what if any code it's throwing. When I parked the truck, it was on level '1'. I've had the edge installed since Feb/Mar '07, and it usually rides in level 1. I'm not sure I want to unplug the Edge without first having the opportunity to return the tune to stock. But with the Edge dead, can I ever return it to stock?
We drove home anyway, the truck ran fine. It was weird driving along the interstate with no speedometer or tach, but hey, it was an adventure.
I have had no problems with the electrical system of this truck up till today, but this truck is no stranger to the local stealership. Twice the interior has been stained beyond repair by a leaking third brake light, and once the alternator was replaced because of some failed part inside of it.
Could my dash issue be as simple as a blown fuse somewhere? Or is this more of a problem than that?
Any help would be appreciated.
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disconnect the battery, and leave it off for a long time, long enough for everything to lose its back up power. maybe even overnight to make sure everything is powerless. have the battery on charge when you do this and make sure its actually fully charged. if you can do a load test on it that would be better. and test the alternator whie your doing all this.
i doubt its a fuse since the ------- still come up and the display says "door ajar" but what the hell, you maybe as well pull them all and see if you come up with a blown one.
if you still cant get anywhere, you could try the ground on your battery.
im all out right now but ill check in a couple days to see if you got it, and if anything else comes to mind.
being an 06 arent you still under warranty?
i doubt its a fuse since the ------- still come up and the display says "door ajar" but what the hell, you maybe as well pull them all and see if you come up with a blown one.
if you still cant get anywhere, you could try the ground on your battery.
im all out right now but ill check in a couple days to see if you got it, and if anything else comes to mind.
being an 06 arent you still under warranty?