i am having the same problem on a Ford Focus Turnier 1.6 Petrol.
i went to local Ford service and told me that the gauges board it's broken and need to be replaced. but i'm not sure that they are wright about that. i'm not sure what they check or not.
turn your car off and hold the button on the gauge. it should go to test and all the dials go to the top for a couple seconds and down to the bottom. you can also see different things on the trip computer. hope thus helps.
I have 1.4 zetec engine and the speedo will suddenly just drop to nothing and then with-in a few seconds it sorts its self out. I have no idea why it does it, but it doesnt seem to loose any power whilst driving. Any Ideas would be great help? Cheers.
Hi, I managed to sort this problem. I did the following:
Removed speedo casing from dashboard, then checked on the back of the circuit board for the speedo, and there was a buildup of what looked like black dust on the back of the board. Cleaned that off, put speedo back in dashboard and its worked perfectly ever since!
When researching this I found a couple of other things it could have been: Apparently the wires going to the heat sensor next to the spark plugs can be affected by the high voltage of the HT leads if they are too close. Also check the grounds under the trim on the A pillar.
Had a similar problem with my focus but I don't think everything went dead, just the speedo and the mileage. Turns out it was the Vehicle Speed Sensor on the back of the gearbox. I just cleaned the connector and sensor contacts and its been fine since.
have you reset it? all you do to do it is press the little milage botton and turn the car on while pressing the botton an wait for a few seconds. you'll see everything go nuts for a second.
i have the same problem with my focus, check your ground wires. If you've added a deck and such you need to get more ground straight from the chassis.
i am having the same problem on a Ford Focus Turnier 1.6 Petrol.
i went to local Ford service and told me that the gauges board it's broken and need to be replaced. but i'm not sure that they are wright about that. i'm not sure what they check or not.
a new gauges board it's ~550 euro.
razvanlp 3 months ago
gearbox sensor, fixed mine straight away :)
rorum277 1 year ago
only in a ford
hobo101101101 1 year ago
turn your car off and hold the button on the gauge. it should go to test and all the dials go to the top for a couple seconds and down to the bottom. you can also see different things on the trip computer. hope thus helps.
Jordzindaplace 1 year ago
i have a similar problum with my focus 2.0 with zetec the gauges all drop off like it lost power and the car dies any ideas what could cause that
andlys 2 years ago
its a ford is why
KillerKyle94 2 years ago
@andlys VSS vehicle speed sensor needs changing
hugevagiine 1 year ago
I have 1.4 zetec engine and the speedo will suddenly just drop to nothing and then with-in a few seconds it sorts its self out. I have no idea why it does it, but it doesnt seem to loose any power whilst driving. Any Ideas would be great help? Cheers.
GizzyB666 3 years ago
@GizzyB666 I have exactly the same problem did you mange to fix it?
88stockmj 1 year ago
@GizzyB666 VSS
hugevagiine 1 year ago
that is NOT something you see everyday! lol
i know how you feel! i too have owned a lemon!
no electrical problems just mechanical!
yascumbag 3 years ago
hmm thats not somthing u see every day
weirdstuffanimation6 3 years ago
Hi, I managed to sort this problem. I did the following:
Removed speedo casing from dashboard, then checked on the back of the circuit board for the speedo, and there was a buildup of what looked like black dust on the back of the board. Cleaned that off, put speedo back in dashboard and its worked perfectly ever since!
Thanks for the suggestions though.
JohnGuk18 4 years ago
When researching this I found a couple of other things it could have been: Apparently the wires going to the heat sensor next to the spark plugs can be affected by the high voltage of the HT leads if they are too close. Also check the grounds under the trim on the A pillar.
timtimster 4 years ago
Had a similar problem with my focus but I don't think everything went dead, just the speedo and the mileage. Turns out it was the Vehicle Speed Sensor on the back of the gearbox. I just cleaned the connector and sensor contacts and its been fine since.
timtimster 4 years ago
have you reset it? all you do to do it is press the little milage botton and turn the car on while pressing the botton an wait for a few seconds. you'll see everything go nuts for a second.
focuszetecguy 4 years ago
i have the same problem with my focus, check your ground wires. If you've added a deck and such you need to get more ground straight from the chassis.
247racingzx3 4 years ago