Speedo, tach, turn signals,and cruise stopped working

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Rubidon
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Speedo, tach, turn signals,and cruise stopped working

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So my speedo, tach,turn signals, and cruise stopped working today. I have done some research and in the process of checking the fuses under the back seat with a light tester my blinker started working!! What the heck!! Lol it is the ign 1 fuse, what is my next step?
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Re: Speedo, tach, turn signals,and cruise stopped working

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This plagued my 2002 SE as well, they would at random times all quit and then seconds or hours later work again for who knows how long. The only thing I found was when the aftermarket stereo was installed they butchered the wiring harness when cutting the dash. I don't know if that was the issue or not, the engine died shortly after I fixed it then I replaced the entire body harness, dash harness, all modules and the complete drivetrain. The good news is I haven't had the issue since, bad news is I may never know what the issue was...

I do have a tech 2 scanner now, if you are close to the Midland area I would be happy to see if we can dig anything up.
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Re: Speedo, tach, turn signals,and cruise stopped working

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The weird thing is when i ground the fuse with the light tester they work. Does the module (whichever one it is) control the grounds?
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Re: Speedo, tach, turn signals,and cruise stopped working

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Ok so for the last hour it has been working!! I went through and cleaned the ground points, started with the drivers door,then the passenger door. Checking the turn signals as i went after each step. Then i came across a bolt on the tranny that was loose with a ground, cleaned it up (really corroded) !! Not it, still didn't work. So i removed the rear seat fuse block from its compartment and unscrewed the three separate pieces, didnt find anything unusual so i put them back together and now they are working. I will see for how long.
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Re: Speedo, tach, turn signals,and cruise stopped working

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Hopefully that takes care of it!
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