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Anonymous Posted on Jul 22, 2014

What is the problem with gas gauge and other gauges not working on 2001 Toyota Avalon

My daughter recently purchased the above vehicle and the gas gauge, other gauges and speedometer not working. Do you have a suggestion as to what the problem is?

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Check fuses and relays, location in manual! Did you get a Carfax on the car? See if it has been in an accident of any kind where they might have had to disconnect the dash wiring harness, or if it has an after market sound system in it something might be disconnected check for loose connections. also if car was in a flood It might have shorted them out, electrical problems are sometimes best left to professinols

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Check owners' manual for a wiring diagram and locate the correct fuse. Try changing that out first and see if the gauges are restored.
There is very little that an owner can fix at home on most modern cars which are loaded with electronics.

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Sounds like a bad cluster. Either that, or the Ecu has caused the malfunction. I'd put my money on the bad c instrument cluster.

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the other areas the fault could be located are in your meter circuit plate (which is part of your combination meter), it could be in the wiring, or possibly your multi display (also part of your combination meter)

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check the fuses in your manual it will tell you which fuses are for the dash and replace them it sounds to me like they are blown! good luck

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Pull the cluster out and have it rebuilt, many sites on the web so this repair for far less than a new one cost.

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SOURCE: Fuel gauge problem

Could be either one.
You could disconnect the harness at the tank and ground the gauge circuit to see if the gauge will go to full. If it does chances are the problem is the sending unit in the tank.

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