Re: Electrical gremlins..Help needed

[Jason Lile <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

TONYT1956@domain.elided wrote:

> Hi!
> I am new to the list, so I hope I don't make any mistakes here...
> I have an 89 5 series that is driving me crazy.  The gauges have a mind of
> their own.
> When the ignition is first turned on, everything seems normal, but when the
> brakes are applied for the first time, everything in the gauge cluster either
> goes dead, or goes nutty.

Classic motherboard failure.  We had one a few years ago that would sound the
bonger, tell him that the door was ajar and flash some lights or something.  All
that from touching the brake pedal.  These cars were fairly new at the time, so
needless to say it took us awhile to track that one down ;)


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