Daryl, thanks for this video. I just completed the repair (2023-Dec-20) and IT WORKS!! I re-flowed the solder with my Weller gun, 2 places on the right side and 4 places on the left side, re-installed the cluster, re-connected the battery, and stuck the key in, fired her up and all gauges work, no more reverse lights on all the time and now I have turn signal click-sound and dash indicators. The turn signal flashing was controlled from somewhere else, they always worked, I just couldn't hear them. Tx, Jon
I had noticed recently that my 2006 instrument panel was becoming glitchy...going off sometimes while driving, etc. Today, I got the back-up lights on all the time issue. Then, I found this money-saving video. Thank you so much for saving me what would have cost $1,000. It worked like a charm following your instructions.
Fixed my kid's 2005 Ford Freestyle (150k miles) using this video. The entire instrument cluster was dead. Re-Soldered all 6 pins, and it's working now without issue. Thanks!
Hello I just bought my son a 2006 ford 500 and the whole dash cluster don’t work I see you said you fix your kids by taking it out and you say soldered all 6 points. Where exactly are all six located at and what they look like? thanks
Yes it is the secret fix among mechanics. The pins oxidize in hot / cold / humid/ dry cycles. Use electric contact cleaner spray before plugging it back in. Fair $50 repair for the honest lifelong mechanics $ 1000 hit job for the crooked stealership ones, but karma catches up with those types.
Thank you soooo much! Everything works again. Had all the same issues and this nailed it. I just followed your advice on soldering the pins (they already looked good but obviously they were not) and it made all the difference. Greatly appreciate you posting this! Saved me $$$
@@darylturcott Read my other comment that is my issue then the replacement went out. Visually the replacement unit looks great when I inspect the soldier joints so I dunno I am about to go crazy dealing with this thing. My poor son was gonna be his first car he turns 17 in a week been waiting a year on this pos lol.
@@darylturcott Thank you I heard of that issue before as well and I am going to check it out asap. I been out of town and its been at a local garage. He said take it to the dealer but I am trying to avoid that. Will let you know thanks again for the help!
It's now 2022, June, and I just did what you said. Early today it was clicking on n off constantly. Just took it out for a couple of miles n now I'm smiling. 😊
@@darylturcott any chance you can point out the other two points on the old one? I want to try hitting the two you showed in the video and I’d like to do the other two also
My cluster goes out after several bad rain storms. My floorboard gets wet from water leaking somewhere (I can't find). May be a humidity thing. Anyway, when things have dried out, I can get to work;;; by unpluging the harness ... at the cluster. That removes the power and resets it when plugged back in. While the cluster is dead, AC will not work, backup lights stay on (while engine is running). Audible alarms do not work when the cluster is dead.
I've been having the same problem you describe intermittently over the last several years in my 2007 Five Hundred. I've had it looked at by multiple mechanics, and no one has been able to figure out what was wrong.
I'm not very good at Soldering, my repair only lasted a few months. I ended up going to a junkyard getting a replacement cluster for $20 no problem Now
Had my 2007 500 cluster resoldered , wiring harness checked and harness was good, replaced bulbs and fuses but, still no lights or working gauges on the cluster. 89, 000 original miles on the car.
@@darylturcott what about the mileage readout on each cluster? Mine is 89,000 original while let's say the new junkyard cluster shows 160,000 miles! Do I have to take the car to Ford dealership to get the cluster reset to my vehicles original miles?
@@darylturcott Thanks for the info and since I'm about 10 minutes away from your son's school, I wish my son could swap cars with your son and he drive our car back to you and you evaluate the situation. 😀 Keep up the good videos.
10/7/2022 - My battery died (no cranking, no noise), AAA replaced it and my cluster , climate control both died. My reverse lights stayed on. I pulled and re inserted the fuses for cluster and lights and everything was fine.....
I agree! Why go to all the effort to make the video and not point out what you repaired. The video is helpful and appreciated, but could have been so much better. Nevertheless, Thanks for what was pointed out.
I wonder why ? My gauges quit working and backup lights stay on all the time (pulled the bulbs) the back up sensor still beeps if I'm close to something, does not matter what gear. The auto door locks no longer lock when I start driving and the drivers window still has it's auto open but auto close no longer works. Where should I start in trying to locate the problem ? 160K and runs well since I replaced the starter 3 months ago and battery last week, gauges not working after battery replacement ?
Thanks for the help ! I'm sure I would have given up trying to find a short somewhere. I didn't find any problem with the wiring but I put a bit of foam in between it and the AC line anyway. Used my soldering iron and a tiny bit of solder to connect the contact points on the back of the gauge cluster and all is well. THANKS SO MUCH !
My 05 the Mileage area oil life etc keeps track but it only lights up some times when tapping on the dash or hitting the reset button numerous times. I tried those Ebay repair places but they don't fix that can't find anybody that fixes it I may try this
I honestly don't know if the parks stores sell replacement clusters. There are shops on eBay that advertise repair service but honestly they are extremely common and inexpensive at the local put yourself scrap yards
I don't think it is switchable, I believe it is programmed for each vehicle. 10,000 miles for my hybrid. I also just found out that a junk yard cluster will work just fine, it does not have to be programmed on 2005.
@@darylturcott I have exact same car as yr son..something draining my battery..just replaced alternator. Have no idea where to look next. I've been watching ur videos all day! Thanks for them!
Next step would be to get a volt meter and measure current draw when shut off.then start pulling fuses until the draw stops. That will identify circuit.
What he said about a speedometer having to match a particular car it is not true they are interchangeable as long as the features are the same on the speedometer itself
Im a broke college student with a dead ford 500. I have had intermittent charging issues for months. Changed my serpentine belt and tensioner, cleaned all and checked battery terminals, cleaned all grounds, and put two new alternators in the car to no success. All of my lights dim at idle, and recently (With an alternator less than a month old) I lost all electrical power while driving. The car would not start up after. Let it sit for 10 min and it started up again only to lose all power and die again. Got codes for bad ECU and battery pack out of range. My mechanic told me it’s my restraint control module which is mind blowing to me. He’s the professional, but I just can’t wrap my head around that. I have searched every forum high and low for answers. Any insight on this problem would be greatly appreciated. I’m about to have to take out a god damn loan for another shitbox, please help me.
Check out this video, it could be the cause of your problem. When the car acts up, move this around and see if that fixes it. If not get back to me and I will try to help further. My email is darylturcott@gmail.com
@@Super-360 Mechanic was telling me it was the Restraint Control Module specifically because they’re on back order and crazy expensive. He was doing that to get rid of me I later learned, because he couldn’t figure out the problem either. The problem was the alternators they were installing on my car. Whatever carquest, duralast, or generic rebuilt alternator the mechanics were installing in my car was what was causing the issue. Doesn’t work properly with Fords “Smart charging system”. For fucks sake I even went to a FORD DEALERSHIP AND GAVE THEM MY VIN and they sold me an alternator that did the same fucking thing. I took the car to an automotive electrician who had it running in one day by installing a junkyard alternator from a Ford Five hundred. That’s what fixed my problem, installing a genuine FOMOCO alternator off an old Five Hundred.
@@clone1137did you get a check charging light? thank you so much for your comment. It really gave me some great insight. We have a problem with over charging the battery so much that the car will literally shut itself off. It usually only happens when the car is first started though and the alternator overcharges the battery so much that it will shut off the vehicle.
@mr williams so did you have to bring him a reprogrammed or not? I always feared that that would be a necessity. But, if you got one from the junkyard and it's working it's worth a shot.
Repair shop wanted $1700 to fix mine. What you showed here fixed mine. Thanks so much!
That's great! It's only been about 2 weeks for mine, but no problem so far.
SEVENTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS........That is almost criminal........smh...
Yes, NO REPAIR SHOP works for FREE. But, the BRAND NEW GAUGE IS EXPENSIVE, TILL DISCONTINUED. You should have asked if they could REPAIR it!!!!!!
Daryl, thanks for this video. I just completed the repair (2023-Dec-20) and IT WORKS!! I re-flowed the solder with my Weller gun, 2 places on the right side and 4 places on the left side, re-installed the cluster, re-connected the battery, and stuck the key in, fired her up and all gauges work, no more reverse lights on all the time and now I have turn signal click-sound and dash indicators. The turn signal flashing was controlled from somewhere else, they always worked, I just couldn't hear them.
Tx,
Jon
Happy it helped. Check out my other 500 video about pcm module harness location. It could save you trouble down the road!
I had noticed recently that my 2006 instrument panel was becoming glitchy...going off sometimes while driving, etc. Today, I got the back-up lights on all the time issue. Then, I found this money-saving video. Thank you so much for saving me what would have cost $1,000. It worked like a charm following your instructions.
Makes me happy to hear that it helped you
Fixed my kid's 2005 Ford Freestyle (150k miles) using this video. The entire instrument cluster was dead. Re-Soldered all 6 pins, and it's working now without issue. Thanks!
Very happy it worked for you!
@@darylturcott hey do u know how to fix the cluster mine works but it shows lines where the mileage is and low fuel even when i have a full tank
You could pull it out and look for damaged solder joints. Other than that, I am not sure.
@@darylturcott ok thank you
Hello I just bought my son a 2006 ford 500 and the whole dash cluster don’t work I see you said you fix your kids by taking it out and you say soldered all 6 points. Where exactly are all six located at and what they look like? thanks
Thank you so much!!! You saved us a $1000!!! Plus I got a new soldering gun!!!
Glad it worked!
I used your Tip.
All I had to do was unplug the Cluster cable and plug it back in.
Thanks for your Tip.
Wow, that's great
Yes it is the secret fix among mechanics. The pins oxidize in hot / cold / humid/ dry cycles. Use electric contact cleaner spray before plugging it back in. Fair $50 repair for the honest lifelong mechanics $ 1000 hit job for the crooked stealership ones, but karma catches up with those types.
Thank you thank you thank you!!! Husband just did this and it completely solved the problem!
Thank you soooo much! Everything works again. Had all the same issues and this nailed it. I just followed your advice on soldering the pins (they already looked good but obviously they were not) and it made all the difference. Greatly appreciate you posting this! Saved me $$$
I'm not good at soldering. My repair only lasted a few months. I ended up putting in a used cluster.
@@darylturcott How do you know the used cluster won't do the same thing? Where did you find a cluster? Ford don't have any new.
@@darylturcott Read my other comment that is my issue then the replacement went out. Visually the replacement unit looks great when I inspect the soldier joints so I dunno I am about to go crazy dealing with this thing. My poor son was gonna be his first car he turns 17 in a week been waiting a year on this pos lol.
@@gebzed check the pcm harness under the hood on passenger side sometimes they rub on the frame and short out. Causes all dorts of issues
@@darylturcott Thank you I heard of that issue before as well and I am going to check it out asap. I been out of town and its been at a local garage. He said take it to the dealer but I am trying to avoid that. Will let you know thanks again for the help!
It's now 2022, June, and I just did what you said. Early today it was clicking on n off constantly. Just took it out for a couple of miles n now I'm smiling. 😊
I'm not good at soldering, mine failed again. I ended up pulling one at salvage yard.
@@darylturcott any chance you can point out the other two points on the old one? I want to try hitting the two you showed in the video and I’d like to do the other two also
Thank's for sharing how to fix the cluster on the Ford 2005.
Glad it helped
Repaired my 2007 Ford Five Hundred today. Thanks!!!
Glad to help
Thank you so much. Very helpful you saved me a lot of time and money it fixed mine
My cluster goes out after several bad rain storms. My floorboard gets wet from water leaking somewhere (I can't find). May be a humidity thing. Anyway, when things have dried out, I can get to work;;; by unpluging the harness ... at the cluster. That removes the power and resets it when plugged back in. While the cluster is dead, AC will not work, backup lights stay on (while engine is running). Audible alarms do not work when the cluster is dead.
I've heard windshield leaks are fairly common.clogged sunroof drains too. You will have recurring electrical issues if you don't attend to it.
My driver's side floorboard was SOAKED after a heavy rain. Turned out to be clogged sunroof drains.
I've been having the same problem you describe intermittently over the last several years in my 2007 Five Hundred. I've had it looked at by multiple mechanics, and no one has been able to figure out what was wrong.
I'm not very good at Soldering, my repair only lasted a few months. I ended up going to a junkyard getting a replacement cluster for $20 no problem Now
Did you ever figure it out? same year and model.
Thank you, I need to do this on my freestyle.
Bam! Thank you sir! 15 min start to finish!
Daryl you are quite handy, good job. Have you had any other issues with your son's Ford five hundred ? I have a 2006, same color. Thanks, John
Yes, the harness from pcm to the egr lays on the ac line and gets rubbed until the wires start shorting out. Causes rough running and multiple codes.
Had my 2007 500 cluster resoldered , wiring harness checked and harness was good, replaced bulbs and fuses but, still no lights or working gauges on the cluster. 89, 000 original miles on the car.
I ended up getting one a a junk yard. $20 works great.
@@darylturcott what about the mileage readout on each cluster? Mine is 89,000 original while let's say the new junkyard cluster shows 160,000 miles! Do I have to take the car to Ford dealership to get the cluster reset to my vehicles original miles?
The mileage will be from the speedometer you put in. On newer vehicles it's stored in computer.
I believe the dealer can program new cluster to match, but most won't work on used part installations
@@darylturcott Thanks for the info and since I'm about 10 minutes away from your son's school, I wish my son could swap cars with your son and he drive our car back to you and you evaluate the situation. 😀 Keep up the good videos.
10/7/2022 - My battery died (no cranking, no noise), AAA replaced it and my cluster , climate control both died. My reverse lights stayed on. I pulled and re inserted the fuses for cluster and lights and everything was fine.....
Wow, somtimes its just a simple thing. Thanks for the tip! We ended up ditching the 500 when the transmission failed.
You should show where the other joints on the left are located
I agree! Why go to all the effort to make the video and not point out what you repaired. The video is helpful and appreciated, but could have been so much better. Nevertheless, Thanks for what was pointed out.
I wonder why ? My gauges quit working and backup lights stay on all the time (pulled the bulbs) the back up sensor still beeps if I'm close to something, does not matter what gear. The auto door locks no longer lock when I start driving and the drivers window still has it's auto open but auto close no longer works. Where should I start in trying to locate the problem ? 160K and runs well since I replaced the starter 3 months ago and battery last week, gauges not working after battery replacement ?
Watch this video and check the wire I show. My 500 had very similar issues
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@@darylturcott Thank You ! Good to know. Will do this. What other bugs did ford build in for us ?
Thanks for the help ! I'm sure I would have given up trying to find a short somewhere. I didn't find any problem with the wiring but I put a bit of foam in between it and the AC line anyway. Used my soldering iron and a tiny bit of solder to connect the contact points on the back of the gauge cluster and all is well. THANKS SO MUCH !
My 05 the Mileage area oil life etc keeps track but it only lights up some times when tapping on the dash or hitting the reset button numerous times. I tried those Ebay repair places but they don't fix that can't find anybody that fixes it I may try this
Can I buy the cluster on Advanced Auto Parts and what would it be called?
I honestly don't know if the parks stores sell replacement clusters. There are shops on eBay that advertise repair service but honestly they are extremely common and inexpensive at the local put yourself scrap yards
Thanks Daryl
Would this fix my obd port ????
I dont think it would, but i am not sure. Open hood and check the pcm cable that runs along the firewall. They often rub on a stud and short out.
What if you want to switch from showing your oil life to your actual mileage? I now only see my oil life but I need to keep track of my mileage.
I don't think it is switchable, I believe it is programmed for each vehicle. 10,000 miles for my hybrid. I also just found out that a junk yard cluster will work just fine, it does not have to be programmed on 2005.
Do you put the fuse back in or leave it out
Back in
Would this problem drain battery?
I dont think so
@@darylturcott I have exact same car as yr son..something draining my battery..just replaced alternator. Have no idea where to look next. I've been watching ur videos all day! Thanks for them!
Is dome light shutting off?
Wipers moving all the way down?
I would get battery tested if you havent already, sometimes they develop internal shorts
Next step would be to get a volt meter and measure current draw when shut off.then start pulling fuses until the draw stops. That will identify circuit.
What he said about a speedometer having to match a particular car it is not true they are interchangeable as long as the features are the same on the speedometer itself
Many newer models require programming for vin number match
@@darylturcott I haven’t ran into
That issue yet
@@darylturcottdid you need to have yours reprogrammed when you finally had to replace it?
Im a broke college student with a dead ford 500. I have had intermittent charging issues for months. Changed my serpentine belt and tensioner, cleaned all and checked battery terminals, cleaned all grounds, and put two new alternators in the car to no success. All of my lights dim at idle, and recently (With an alternator less than a month old) I lost all electrical power while driving. The car would not start up after. Let it sit for 10 min and it started up again only to lose all power and die again. Got codes for bad ECU and battery pack out of range. My mechanic told me it’s my restraint control module which is mind blowing to me. He’s the professional, but I just can’t wrap my head around that. I have searched every forum high and low for answers. Any insight on this problem would be greatly appreciated. I’m about to have to take out a god damn loan for another shitbox, please help me.
Check out this video, it could be the cause of your problem. When the car acts up, move this around and see if that fixes it. If not get back to me and I will try to help further. My email is darylturcott@gmail.com
daryl turcott What should i move around? The dash?
@@clone1137Did you figure out the issue? same problem.
@@Super-360 Mechanic was telling me it was the Restraint Control Module specifically because they’re on back order and crazy expensive. He was doing that to get rid of me I later learned, because he couldn’t figure out the problem either. The problem was the alternators they were installing on my car. Whatever carquest, duralast, or generic rebuilt alternator the mechanics were installing in my car was what was causing the issue. Doesn’t work properly with Fords “Smart charging system”. For fucks sake I even went to a FORD DEALERSHIP AND GAVE THEM MY VIN and they sold me an alternator that did the same fucking thing. I took the car to an automotive electrician who had it running in one day by installing a junkyard alternator from a Ford Five hundred. That’s what fixed my problem, installing a genuine FOMOCO alternator off an old Five Hundred.
@@clone1137did you get a check charging light? thank you so much for your comment. It really gave me some great insight. We have a problem with over charging the battery so much that the car will literally shut itself off. It usually only happens when the car is first started though and the alternator overcharges the battery so much that it will shut off the vehicle.
Can you email me I have a question about my car, my mileage and trip all cleared when I turnt my car on
Darylturcott@gmail.com
This didn’t fix it for me. Guess I have to buy another one 😩
Mine failed again and I got one at scrap yard for $15.
@@darylturcott did u get it reprogrammed or u just put it in .im going to the junk yard to get one tomorrow
Just put it right in. No programming required, at least on my 05. It shows the mileage from the odometer that you put in it.
@mr williams so did you have to bring him a reprogrammed or not? I always feared that that would be a necessity. But, if you got one from the junkyard and it's working it's worth a shot.
@@darylturcottyeah I'm in the same boat now. Your fix worked for awhile though! 👍
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