2003 Mustang

Jan 19, 2004 4 Replies
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I have a 2003 Mustang. It's been on the road for 15 months and has 7, 000 miles.



With the recent cold weather in the Northeast, I've been paying very close attention to the instrument gages.



I've noticed that when the car starts, all the gauges move to the right. Then, there is a "drop off" that all needles go to the far left for a couple of seconds. The readings then go to the normal positions.



Is there a problem? Could this be related to the cold?



Thanks!



P.S. The car starts fine. There is no hesitation or loss of power.


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Sounds like an "auto calibration" to me - the Pontiac Grand-Am does that too.

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I have a 2003 Mustang GT that I bought in November. I live in Michigan where it is VERY cold, and I do not have this problem. My gauges move to the right on startup, and stay where they are. Sounds like you may have a problem...

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Much like the "lamp prove out", the gusges sweep to indicate that they are functioning. Most motorists don't key in on the action but, for a good tech, it can offer important diagnostic indications when needed.

FWIW, the instrument cluster on your Mustang is actually a Hybrid Electronic Cluster..... part of the computer network that runs your car...

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yeah, but none of the other mustangs seem to do this. The only way I can make it do this on my mustang is to press and hold the reset button down while switching the ignition key to on... I see every needle sweep and the display goes into diagnostic mode. see mustangworld.com for this procedure.

On normal start (without pressing button) it will NOT sweep the needles.

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