Okay, today my vsc off and trac off lights came on with no check engine light. No codes are being thrown according to my bafx reader. then a few hours later I turned off the car and took the key out and the dash gauges stayed put. Cranking it back up the gauges were kind of jerky getting back to where they should be. Any ideas? The battery is only a month old. It’s a 2005 with 240k.
Checked a few of the threads on the vsc off lights and it seems like all of those were accompanied by a CEL. Also none mentioned janky gauges. If I were reading this I’d think a bad battery so I’ll start there but figured I’d see if y’all had ideas just in case this fails.
Edit: after refueling mpg gauge reset too so maybe it is a bad battery connection somewhere. Still any input is appreciated!
Edit 2: turning off the key causes full power loss. Everything resets. could that mean an ignition column problem? would that cause the gauges not to drop to zero? even when the car is in ACC and the radio plays the gauges don't drop back down. She still cranks strong and I still have cruise control.
Checked a few of the threads on the vsc off lights and it seems like all of those were accompanied by a CEL. Also none mentioned janky gauges. If I were reading this I’d think a bad battery so I’ll start there but figured I’d see if y’all had ideas just in case this fails.
Edit: after refueling mpg gauge reset too so maybe it is a bad battery connection somewhere. Still any input is appreciated!
Edit 2: turning off the key causes full power loss. Everything resets. could that mean an ignition column problem? would that cause the gauges not to drop to zero? even when the car is in ACC and the radio plays the gauges don't drop back down. She still cranks strong and I still have cruise control.
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