# 1988 Nissan Pathfinder wacky gauges

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-nissan-pathfinder-wacky-gauges/1900>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 18, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-nissan-pathfinder-wacky-gauges/1900 "2007-07-18T17:28:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bhop18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@bhop18](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bhop18)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-nissan-pathfinder-wacky-gauges/1900/1 "2007-07-18T17:28:49Z")

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The fuel and temperature gauges in my 1988 Pathfinder recently starting malfunctioning and then working for a short period of time. They both work when I start it in the morning and then don’t work much of the day. Can anybody help me?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-nissan-pathfinder-wacky-gauges/1900/2 "2007-07-18T17:34:18Z")

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Check for a bad ground connection in the dashboard area.