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98 Dash Cluster Comes and Goes

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Old Jun 11, 2013 | 01:27 PM
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I've read that the air bag light and dead gauges is a result of a bad ground? Where can I locate this ground at? Or any other advice as to get the gauges to stay on? It wasn't bad up until about 3 months ago its an everyday thing now.
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Old Jun 11, 2013 | 01:48 PM
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I think the ground is on the drivers side under the dash. You should see it right behind or above the hood release lever. If not there look up behind the pedals. Also make sure your fender ground going to the battery terminal is good, they tend to get crappy if the battery shifts around.
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Old Jun 11, 2013 | 08:40 PM
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Firmly press the instrument cluster into the dash and see if it goes away. If this works, the connector going into the cluster is loose.
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