# 1999 Nissan Frontier electrical problem?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-nissan-frontier-electrical-problem/22264>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 19, 2008, 4:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-nissan-frontier-electrical-problem/22264 "2008-11-19T04:57:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Okievol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Okievol](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Okievol)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 4:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-nissan-frontier-electrical-problem/22264/1 "2008-11-19T04:57:16Z")

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I have a 1999 Nissan Frontier pickup and recently I was driving down the road and all the gauges and speedometer went dead and then returned to normal. It happened a couple of times and then quit. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-nissan-frontier-electrical-problem/22264/2 "2008-11-19T07:29:13Z")

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There may be a problem with the ignition switch or in the power source to the dash.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 11:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-nissan-frontier-electrical-problem/22264/3 "2008-11-19T11:01:19Z")

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Or the ground connection for the instrument panel.