How I repaired my instrument panel myself and saved $800. It has been really fun helping others with this tutorial. Good luck. Please comment if it helped yo…
How I repaired my instrument panel myself and saved $800. It has been really fun helping others with this tutorial. Good luck. Please comment if it helped yo…
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You did it. Great job!
Thanks for your nice note Penny. Congratulations! I’m happy to help.
i want to thank you very much for your video it not only helped me and my husband fix my van but we were able to fix my friend’s van too and the was tickled pink. thanks again and God bless you
As long as you are capable of handling a screw driver and soldering iron, it’s an easy and CHEAP FIX. There are hundreds of vans online with this problem. I’m sure most of them are probably this issue.
Thanks !!! Worked out great, really easy, thx to you ! 99 Pymouth Voyager dash is lit up again. Your video was very informative & well done, really appreciate it.
This helps alot. I have read forums that just “tell” you what to do. To see it actually gives me some insight. I will be doing this sometime this week and will let you know the results. Thanks brother.
I had the same problem more than 1 year and i found code by mechanic and he told me i have to check everything and cost about $600.00 . But i follow your video and my uncle was laughing that you can not fix it But i did . THANK YOU
Another success story, thank you for the clear and complete video. Kudos to you!
Well after going through the soldering issue and racking my brain, i had the idea to pull the radio out and see if there was any loose wires in there. BAMB!! There was a short in there causing all my panels to quit working. I hope this helps some folks out! Thanks
Well after going through the soldering issue and racking my brain, i had the idea to pull the radio out and see if there was any loose wires in there. BAMB!! There was a short in there causing all my panels to quit working. I hope this helps some folks out! Thanks
Thanks for the additional info for vehicles with a mechanical gear shift indicator.
Thank you Daryl!
Great job Amber! Also congrats, I think your the first female to try this and post a reply!
You’ll have to ask a local hobby or electronics shop. Radio shack could help. I found a good explanation with a google search about Solder. Appears that you should not use acid core. Flux core or just tin/led solder is what you want, I think. Bear in mind that I learned to solder first in boy scouts, then again on youtube. : )
James, I appreciate your optimistic response. Unfortunately others have responded with similar stories about the BCM. After fixing one issue, there may be another. Best wishes.
I’m no mechanic but this repair should fix some of your issues. (the missing instruments) In the process you will remove the light switch, you could inspect it for an obvious problem. If all else fails, let an expert help you.
Good work Terry!
Glad to hear it. Drive safely!
Thanks for the feedback. It sure is fun to save time and money.
Awesome story. $970 savings, and neither of us are mechanics. : ) I’m just an IT guy!
Thanks for the video Austin, I think your going to save be a boat load of money, mine has been doing the same thing for the last couple years, maybe my side vent windows, and mirrors will start working again.
Heads up: If you have a mechanical transmission indicator with red flag showing through holes to indicate the gear, then you MUST remove the mechanical pull bodenite cable that comes from the cluster to the gear shift area. One has to remove about a dozen screws holding the knee pan and carefuly undo the tiny pull cable from the shifter and the nylon holder end and unthread it when lifting the cluster out. Failure to do so will destroy the little cable.
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1998 Plymouth Voyager – Instrument Panel
Austin,
Thank you! My car sat in the driveway for two months waiting on a miracle. When my son mentioned finding your video on Youtube, I had to check it out.
I studied your video by watching it twice, and then disassembled the dash. There were a few minor differences of no consequence. There were no hex head screws.
I bought a new panel for $110 plus shipping, and just popped the new one in.
Total Time: 38 minutes.
Total Savings: $970
AWESOME video. I’ve had this problem for over 10 yrs and have spent $1000 in diagnostic fees with a multitude of mechanics. Even Chrysler couldn’t find the problem. I’ve replaced my BCM AND instrument cluster only to have it eventually fail as well. Following this explicit video I swapped out my old (but repaired) instrument cluster in less than 1 hour. I’ll now take my 2nd cluster up to the computer shop and have it re-soldered as well for $27. What a savings! GREAT job Austin … thank you
Great video. My 98 T&C had intermittent instrument panel ops. I followed your instructions, re-soldered gray connections on the pins, and instruments are back working. Total time was about two hours.
Kudos Austin – Thanks for the easy to follow demonstration. I suspect this is the solution to my problem.