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Gauges fluctuating 1998 dodge ram

What would cause all the gauges to fluctuate

  • robin_young Dec 16, 2008

    I am getting ready to tear the dash apart this weekend ! The windshield wipers quit working, the front left turning signal and the front speakers quit too! I am going to start at the fuse box and start tracing the wires back for a short !! Thanks for the input I was hoping it was something a little easier to fix !! Thanks Again !!

  • robin_young Jan 05, 2009

    bibleman01 Thank You for your help it was a connection on the back of the fuse box . the connector was pulled out plugged it back in everything is working fine now !! Thanks again !

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If they are all electric then you have got a bad electrical connection somewhere.which is typical for a dodge to have those kinda problems.

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