# 2005 Ford Freestyle gauges quit and return after 20 seconds

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-freestyle-gauges-quit-and-return-after-20-seconds/178893>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** freestyle, ford\
**Created:** [August 22, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-freestyle-gauges-quit-and-return-after-20-seconds/178893 "2021-08-22T17:39:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![juangonzalez31](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@juangonzalez31](https://community.cartalk.com/u/juangonzalez31)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-freestyle-gauges-quit-and-return-after-20-seconds/178893/1 "2021-08-22T17:39:33Z")

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ac, turn signals, speedometer’s gouges stop working for about 20 seconds then comes back on. All this happens while Im driving.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-freestyle-gauges-quit-and-return-after-20-seconds/178893/2 "2021-08-24T00:01:11Z")

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That might be the signs of a BCM starting to fail.

> **[5 Common Symptoms of a Failing Body Control Module (BCM) - Module Experts](https://moduleexperts.com/5-common-symptoms-failing-body-control-module-bcm/)**
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> If your BCM malfunctions, you will notice a negative effect on the operation of your vehicle. Watch out for these symptoms.

Drive the vehicle and see if there are any other electrical systems that start acting erratic.

Tester

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-freestyle-gauges-quit-and-return-after-20-seconds/178893/3 "2021-08-24T00:05:36Z")

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You may need a new instrument cluster or some computer module (e.g. the above post), but first ask your shop to check if the problem is just the instrument panel is loosing its computer buss connection to the rest of the system. There have been a few tsbs and customer interest bulletins regarding the instruments, but I don’t see anything that matches your particular symptoms. That makes me think it is something simple, like a loose buss connector. Has anyone been doing work on this vehicle recently, especially in the under-dash area?