No gauges at startup

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07-28-2014, 10:01 AM

ABNcherokee

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Year: 1998

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L

No gauges at startup

98 xj started up this morning fine. Had no gauges and the airbag light was on. I restarted it and the same thing happened. I let it idle for several minutes with no change. Once I shifted to reverse everything came back and the airbag light went off.

Any ideas?

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07-28-2014, 10:58 AM

RTorrez1

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Year: 1998 Sport

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Your problem is a very common problem. Next time the gauges don't work ive the dash a firm slap above the gauges. If they come back on you either have a loose or dirty connection in the back of the gauges or a bad ground. You will have to pull the cluster and clean all the connections and make sure that all the connections are tight, including the ground.