Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 02:14:42 -0000 From: "Lineone" <adriannopsamone.org> Subject: Re: Dash in Total Darkness???
Gina, This is a known problem - at least by myself. Unfortunately, the solution is not known - or at least it's kept a big secret. When I had it, I posted here, and got absolutely no response so maybe it's rare. My Saab '92 9000 CS would plunge the dash into blackness intermittently, typically about 10 minutes into a journey, then sometimes spontaneously revive. I found that a sharp slap on the top of the dash would sometimes bring it back. Eventually I got really fed up and went for a cure - tried several things and am not sure what actually worked. This is what I did: 1. Jiggled all fuses in the fuse panel. 2. Jiggled all relays in the relay box. 3. Removed the dash top (not too sure if your 900 dash is like this) then removed the instrument pod and replaced several blown bulbs (this was an even older problem). 4. Jiggled the wires at the back of the instrument dimmer switch. Try some or all of these. I have a suspicion that it was one of the connectors to the instrument pod (these are 4 in number) or the wires to the dimmer switch - otherwise why would the slap on the dash have had an effect? My 9000 has been OK since - that's some 9 months now. Best of luck Adrian, England "Gina" <yginaynopsamcomspamthis> wrote in message news:20011229165035.05649.00003142nopsamo.aol.com... > Greetings, > I have an '89 900 Turbo Convertible and have encountered the following problem: > When driving at night, the dashboard and gear indicator lights (manual...I > know, most unfortunate, right?) do not come on. What this basically means is > that I have no clue how fast I am going, which position the gear shift is in, > how much gas is left and so on unless I turn on the interior roof light and > look! The CDplayer/stereo(non stock, Ireplaced and installed it later myself) > light works fine, but the rest of the interior displays are in total darkness! > I have checked the fuses and they are all fine and I'm wondering if anyone has > any ideas as to what else may be causing this failureas I'd like to be able to > fix this myself. Any ideas or comments would be most appreciated and thank you > in advance to any who might be able to shed some light (no pun intended) on > this problem. One other thing I just remembered, the odometer seems to be > sticking also when I reset it after a fill-up. Any ideas here? Thanks and hope > everyone is having a wonderful holiday season! > > Regards, > Gina > > > > To reply, remove "spam this" from address.
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