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    This is the only Ford board i'm on, so i hope to get some help here maybe. My freinds 95 Escort has no interment cluster lights. The rest of the lights on and in the car work. But the ones for the gauges dont. Of coarse i've checked the fuse. But from what i hear, this is common on these cars? I was wondering if anyone on here could shed some light on what maybe the cause. If it is common, i guess someone may know where to have me looking first. Thanks for any help!
    96 Pontiac Firehawk # 48.. 383 stroker
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    I'll bet the bulbs are just burned out, unless it happened all of a sudden--full instrument lighting, then none.
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    • #3
      All went out at once.
      96 Pontiac Firehawk # 48.. 383 stroker
      81 Buick Regal Limited
      65 Chevrolet Corvar Monza 140hp

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      • #4
        My Astro van does the same thing. If you hit a bump hard enough they usually come back... LOL... my guess would be a bad ground somewhere behind the dash or in the back of the cluster. Best place to start would be pull the cluster and get the wiring diagram from a Haynes or AZ and see if the HOT wire for the cluster lights is working, and then check the GROUND for the lights. Hope that helps
        No festiva for me ATM...

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        • #5
          fuse

          Check the fuse first.

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          • #6
            I has the similar problems on my 91 Escort, mine has no cluster lights and climate control lights. turn out to be just a bad light dimmer control.
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            1980 Fiesta

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            • #7
              Originally posted by htchbck View Post
              My Astro van does the same thing. If you hit a bump hard enough they usually come back... LOL... my guess would be a bad ground somewhere behind the dash or in the back of the cluster. Best place to start would be pull the cluster and get the wiring diagram from a Haynes or AZ and see if the HOT wire for the cluster lights is working, and then check the GROUND for the lights. Hope that helps
              That's pretty much was my next plan.

              Originally posted by bravekozak View Post
              Check the fuse first.
              Already did, stated it in first post.

              Originally posted by PoonRacing View Post
              I has the similar problems on my 91 Escort, mine has no cluster lights and climate control lights. turn out to be just a bad light dimmer control.
              This climate control lights work in this one lol. But I guess it will be best to pull the cluster and check grounds and what not and have a test light handy.
              96 Pontiac Firehawk # 48.. 383 stroker
              81 Buick Regal Limited
              65 Chevrolet Corvar Monza 140hp

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              • #8
                My Festiva did this... It was one of the plugs that went into the back of the cluster. I would also have problems with the turn signals and high beam indicator lights not working properly (the high beams and turn signals both still worked, they just didn't light on the cluster).

                I ended up using a zip tie to secure the wires tight towards the top of the cluster and it solved the problem.
                Simon - pimptiva.com

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