# No Bus Code?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-bus-code/14883>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 5, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-bus-code/14883 "2008-06-05T14:46:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Fairywolf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fairywolf/32/822_2.png) [@Fairywolf](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Fairywolf)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-bus-code/14883/1 "2008-06-05T14:46:49Z")

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I have a 2000 Jeep Cherokee. Last year, we (husband & I) started to occasionally see this “No Bus” Code come up in the mileage space (# of miles travelled/on car). The dealership couldn’t tell what it was, as it never happened around them. This year, it’s back again, and 3 out of 4 times, it shows this code, along w/ALL the gauges not working–no speedometer, no oil gauge, no gas gauge, NOTHING. I did a little research online & it was suggested something was wrong w/the wiring &/or the camshaft sensor. What’s going on? The Jeep has 69000 plus miles on it, by the way. How bad are we screwed? We have 7 more months to go & we’ve paid off the car…HEEELLLLLPPPP!!

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**Author:** ![Ranck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@Ranck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ranck)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-bus-code/14883/2 "2008-06-05T17:06:39Z")

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I know that newer Jeeps have gone to a CAN-bus system for their instruments and electrical. I did not think they switched as early as 2000, but maybe. Anyway, the instrument cluster has a “bus” that connects it to the engine control computer and transmission control computer and possibly a body control computer. If the instrument cluster doesn’t see any signal on that buss, it will give you the “No Bus” error condition. This could be as simple as a loose connector such that the signal is intermittent, or it could be a bad instrument cluster or one of those other computers. You should probably go back to the dealer or a Jeep specialist shop. I doubt very much it would be the camshaft sensor affecting _all_ of the instruments.

Good luck.
