no bus gadges
04-01-2010, 06:16 PM
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no bus gadges
this has been happinining to me fo a while now and i wanted to know if any of you guys have had this problem before and/or have a solution and know where the problem is coming from..thx
04-01-2010, 11:37 PM
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on my 2000 the gadges will shut off an airbag light will comeon and where my miles are it reads no bus....mind i add its a 2000
04-02-2010, 07:23 AM
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Theres a thread on this somewhere here
I had this problem myself and I remember finding at least 2 threads on this. Definitely search the forums for more detailed answers and suggestions.
The issue lies with the connector for the dashboard cluster, it tends to fail and you get an intermittent short if you hit a bump- Airbag light goes on and the gauges go dead.
You can replace this connector with a $14 part (or so it is said) but the work involved looks complicated to DIY.
For the most part I fixed mine-- I replaced my battery terminal cables.
Dont ask me why but after I did that the problem stopped (mostly).
It still very very infrequently (every 6 months) will give me the problem but it goes away after a few moments.
You can temporarily fix the problem on the spot by pressing the spedometer button (the one that switches from mileage to trip mileage). If you do this when the problem happens, you'll see your cluster come alive again.
You can also use the "TV Set Fix"-- bang the underside of the dash with your fist (under the steering wheel) and that will bring it back to life, but that's dangerous to do at high speeds.
The issue lies with the connector for the dashboard cluster, it tends to fail and you get an intermittent short if you hit a bump- Airbag light goes on and the gauges go dead.
You can replace this connector with a $14 part (or so it is said) but the work involved looks complicated to DIY.
For the most part I fixed mine-- I replaced my battery terminal cables.
Dont ask me why but after I did that the problem stopped (mostly).It still very very infrequently (every 6 months) will give me the problem but it goes away after a few moments.
You can temporarily fix the problem on the spot by pressing the spedometer button (the one that switches from mileage to trip mileage). If you do this when the problem happens, you'll see your cluster come alive again.
You can also use the "TV Set Fix"-- bang the underside of the dash with your fist (under the steering wheel) and that will bring it back to life, but that's dangerous to do at high speeds.
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04-02-2010, 08:55 AM
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Lol I kicked my dash at 70 lol I didn't even no that worked I was getting so fed up so I started kicking **** and it worked I still need to fix it but idk how would u be able to make a video on what to do
04-08-2010, 09:26 AM
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still no gadges and its bad beacuse its starting to heat up here and we all know cherokees dont like hot weather lol any other sug.
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