Instrument Cluster Shut Down

[joebob26]

Happened to us on Sat morning in Payson, AZ. Stepped out of the hotel room and started it. Had the following:

• Instrument cluster blank
• Speedo not working
• Turn signals not working
• HVAC set temp on big screen was showing in C, but outside temp was showing in F (this is the most puzzling to me)

Took it to Steve Coury Ford nearby and the tech there started thru the process. He got to the first thing (checking the fuse), and pulling the fuse to check it with the multi-meter was a long enough time to reset it and bring it all back to normal. Shout out to the service dept at Steve Coury Ford for getting us back on the road in an hour. The tech showed me the process:

1. Pull open dash panel under steering wheel (he said a tool will help, but you can get it open just by carefully and firmly pulling on the top lip of it and opening it from the top)
2. Locate fuse box behind that panel
3. Pull fuse #13
4. Put the fuse back in and test
5. Put it all back together

Would have been a shame to come back home with a clean Bronco rather than this:

This exact fix saved me hours at the dealership, thank you very much for posting. This happened when I unhooked the battery in order to install raptor led lights to a new 2022 Wildtrak with 30 miles on it.

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[JohnieB]

Happened to us on Sat morning in Payson, AZ. Stepped out of the hotel room and started it. Had the following:

• Instrument cluster blank
• Speedo not working
• Turn signals not working
• HVAC set temp on big screen was showing in C, but outside temp was showing in F (this is the most puzzling to me)

Took it to Steve Coury Ford nearby and the tech there started thru the process. He got to the first thing (checking the fuse), and pulling the fuse to check it with the multi-meter was a long enough time to reset it and bring it all back to normal. Shout out to the service dept at Steve Coury Ford for getting us back on the road in an hour. The tech showed me the process:

1. Pull open dash panel under steering wheel (he said a tool will help, but you can get it open just by carefully and firmly pulling on the top lip of it and opening it from the top)
2. Locate fuse box behind that panel
3. Pull fuse #13
4. Put the fuse back in and test
5. Put it all back together

Would have been a shame to come back home with a clean Bronco rather than this:

Thank You! Happened today on my 2022 2 Door OBX. Drove fine...just zero dash display. Found fuse 13, pulled it out, reset it back in, the display started up! Now I have a check engine warning because the it says the fuel level sensor has not changed over an extended driving range. (Drove it without the dash for probably 15 miles this afternoon) I'm assuming that will clear soon and wasn't reporting because of the fuse issue on the dash.

** Drove around the block, check engine warning cleared on it's own.

Thanks again! Saved me hours at a dealership.

 

[etmccaus86]

This exact fix saved me hours at the dealership, thank you very much for posting. This happened when I unhooked the battery in order to install raptor led lights to a new 2022 Wildtrak with 30 miles on it.

That's the exact scenario (well, apart from installing something else) that caused it to happen on mine. Not sure what brought it back as it returned 5 mins later without touching the fuse.

 

[2door]

This issue happened on my Bronco today. The gauge cluster went completely dead. The temp control readouts turned to C°. The most weird thing was that the parking brake stopped working. The Bronco seemed to be running and driving just fine though.

I disconnected the negative battery cable for 5 minutes, and the issue went away.

I've owned my Bronco for over 2 years now, and it was the first time I had this problem.

 

[garyobx]

This has happened to me three times, with each time occurring when temps are near freezing. Each time, the screen will stay blank during first drive no matter how many times I turn off/on from ignition at stop lights and such. However, after I park it for a bit while turned off, comes right back up.

Happened this morning with outside temps at 39 °F. Drove about a half hour with blank screen. Ran into Home Depot to grab a few things. Maybe 5 mins inside store. Came out upon startup all is well.

Very annoying if it is temp related. These are mild temps. Could be just correlation but no causation, but at least something I’ve noticed each time it doesn’t work.

mine is doing the exact same thing. did you get it fixed or just got better in warm weather?

 

[HighlandsSpepherds]

Happened to us on Sat morning in Payson, AZ. Stepped out of the hotel room and started it. Had the following:

• Instrument cluster blank
• Speedo not working
• Turn signals not working
• HVAC set temp on big screen was showing in C, but outside temp was showing in F (this is the most puzzling to me)

Took it to Steve Coury Ford nearby and the tech there started thru the process. He got to the first thing (checking the fuse), and pulling the fuse to check it with the multi-meter was a long enough time to reset it and bring it all back to normal. Shout out to the service dept at Steve Coury Ford for getting us back on the road in an hour. The tech showed me the process:

1. Pull open dash panel under steering wheel (he said a tool will help, but you can get it open just by carefully and firmly pulling on the top lip of it and opening it from the top)
2. Locate fuse box behind that panel
3. Pull fuse #13
4. Put the fuse back in and test
5. Put it all back together

Would have been a shame to come back home with a clean Bronco rather than this:

I know this is an old post by now but the same thing happened to me and when I pulled the fuse and put it back all seems fine. My question is- did you have any further problems?

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