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Columbia cluster

Discussion in 'Freightliner Forum' started by Ei, Dec 14, 2015.

  1. Dec 14, 2015 #1
    Ei

    Ei Light Load Member

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    I have a 2005, I have been having a issue with the cluster once I'm starting the truck the needles don't swipe initially and the digital part of the cluster, doesn't show the mileage or volts, once started a few seconds go by, then is when the needles swipe and works as normal. any ideas?
     
    Ei, Dec 14, 2015
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  3. Dec 15, 2015 #2
    mgrantes

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    check your battery terminals. make sure that they're clean and making good contact. I'm not saying that this is the culprit, but only that it's a good first step to rule out. I used to have a similar problem. One of my instrument needles would be a little jumpy or not swipe when I turned the key on. Didn't know much about trucks then, so I took it to the dealer. All they did was clean and tighten a connection to one of the batteries, and charged me $300. :/ .....yeah, that happened. (lol) Anyway, a loose and/or dirty battery connection manifested itself as a faulty instrument cluster. Of course, once your truck gets going (more amps, volts, etc) everything will behave fine.
     
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