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Anonymous Posted on Feb 04, 2011

The gas and the temperature gauges don`t work. they don`t move at all, it shows like the gas tank is empty and the temperature in the same position

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Sounds like the dash module is bad or has a bad ground connection. Have ground checked first--then module. Guages probably okay.

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