The other day I was backing out of a parking spot and when I turned the key my warning gauges flashed, the car turned over then quit and my instrument cluster went out. I got out, opened my hood, wiggled a couple of wires, got back in, and she started up. Only problem . . . my instrument cluster is totally dead. No backlights, gauges don't move, nothing. When I turn the key to start the engine, some of the warning lights light up, but I don't know if they are correctly functioning. Also, just noticed that the back-lights for the radio and A/C displays aren't working. During the daylight, they are fine, but night - dark. Can anyone shed some light on what to check, the fuses listed in the manual are all fine, I'm wondering if there is something else I may be able to check before I call the cluster DOA.

Thanks for your help!

-Steve

 

Unplug the negative terminal for about 5 minutes then put it back and try starting the car again. This happened to me before when the battery terminal was loose.

 

this just happened to me after installing my double din! i did what chrispy said and my cluster works like a charm again