Rockysouth

I was driving about a week ago 60mph and my tac, speedometer and temp gage drop to 0 as if the car was off, but the motor kept going and i could drive fine. it stayed like that for several minutes and then all gages came back up to normal. this happened intermittently maybe 10 times over 2 weeks. only when driving and never for more then 2 minutes. I never lost power to the motor steering breaks NOTHING! radio and Navi still worked. It was as if the car was on Accessory mode. This morning i turned the car on and all gages read 0. engine was running steering and breaks worked and i could drive but again car was "off" or on "accessory mode" i drove about 200 miles and only time it would read anything was in Reverse. and it didn't count the miles unless i was in reverse. Its and issue! but main concern is I only have power to Two wheels. and No VSA... does any one have this issue or know what it might be?

'05 with 225k on it well maintained.

BDoggPrelude

Sounds like battery and/or alternator problems.

oo7spy

Loose batter cables.
Bad battery.
-or-
Bad alternator.

Rockysouth

Its not the battery checked that and even disconnected it to rest everything. car runs fine other then the fact that it think its off.. I will Check out the battery again but is there a fuse or relay or starter electronic that might have gone bad?

oo7spy

I don't understand how disconnecting the battery proves it's good. How does the car start? Is it quick to start, or does it take a few cranks? What is the voltage across the terminals when the car is running?

This is a long shot, but maybe another issue is causing circuit issues. Pull fuse 7 out and see if anything changes. That fuse powers the front doors which have numerous common issues with the handles and lock actuators. I know that fuse is also connected to the guage cluster, so it seems possible the entire circuit could be affected by an issue elsewhere. Unlikely, but worth a try.