# Rpm,speed and fuel gauges not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chrysler, towncountry\ **Created:** [July 14, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-speed-and-fuel-gauges-not-working/121027 "2018-07-14T23:24:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![David\_Janevski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@David\_Janevski](https://community.cartalk.com/u/David_Janevski)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-speed-and-fuel-gauges-not-working/121027/1 "2018-07-14T23:24:03Z")
Has anymore ever experienced a problem where after turning the car key your rpm,speed and fuel gauges will turn all the way to the right side and just stay there,this happend after my battery died but after changing it the problem stayed, the car seems to run and drive properly except that the gauges wont move. 2012 Chrysler town and country ---
**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:** [July 14, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-speed-and-fuel-gauges-not-working/121027/2 "2018-07-14T23:28:38Z")
Read this. [https://www.aa1car.com/library/battery\_disconnect\_problems.htm](https://www.aa1car.com/library/battery_disconnect_problems.htm) There may be some reprogramming required by the dealer. Tester ---
**Author:** ![David\_Janevski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@David\_Janevski](https://community.cartalk.com/u/David_Janevski)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-speed-and-fuel-gauges-not-working/121027/3 "2018-07-14T23:34:52Z")
The gauges stoped working in the moment when my battery died, so the change of battery it couldn’t caused it ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-speed-and-fuel-gauges-not-working/121027/4 "2018-07-14T23:40:47Z")
That is an occasional problem that occurs with a dead battery. The instrument cluster self test will actuate the gauges, after the test is complete the gauge needles will return to the left. With the ignition off press and hold the vehicle information center menu down scroll button, switch the ignition to the “run” position but do not start the engine. Release the menu down scroll button and wait for the self test to be completed. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Janevski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@David\_Janevski](https://community.cartalk.com/u/David_Janevski)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-speed-and-fuel-gauges-not-working/121027/5 "2018-07-15T00:02:07Z")
I just did the self test and that didn’t work aswell. Any other ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-speed-and-fuel-gauges-not-working/121027/6 "2018-07-15T00:08:54Z")
The gauges should sweep to their calibration points and the LCD segments should illuminate in a series of displays, if you did not witness that you may not have entered the self test. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Janevski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@David\_Janevski](https://community.cartalk.com/u/David_Janevski)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-speed-and-fuel-gauges-not-working/121027/7 "2018-07-15T00:14:18Z")
The gauges did sweep to their calibration points(except the rpm needle)and the LCD segments did illuminate in a series of displays. The rpm needle is the only one that didn’t move, and the fuel needle did calibrate but it came back to its position to the right,in the same position as the rpm needle. The speed gauge only goes crazy all the way right , only when i go faster then 45mph(goes to 45 and then suddenly jumps to 120 mph and stays there) ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-speed-and-fuel-gauges-not-working/121027/8 "2018-07-15T00:28:29Z")
Sounds like the instrument cluster failed, were there any fault codes displayed at the end of the test? ---
**Author:** ![David\_Janevski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@David\_Janevski](https://community.cartalk.com/u/David_Janevski)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 12:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-speed-and-fuel-gauges-not-working/121027/9 "2018-07-15T00:30:30Z")
No fault codes either and i also tried with a 30$ code reader to get anywhere but it didn’t showed codes on that either. ---
**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:** [July 15, 2018, 12:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-speed-and-fuel-gauges-not-working/121027/10 "2018-07-15T00:33:50Z")
Or? The TIPM took a crap? > **[TIPM Electrical Problems](http://www.chryslerproblems.com/tipm/)** > > If you've heard of a TIPM, chances are you own a vehicle from Fiat-Chrysler (FCA). Think of it like a command center for all the electrical functions of your car, and in FCA's case a very, very disfunctional one. Tester ---
**Author:** ![David\_Janevski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@David\_Janevski](https://community.cartalk.com/u/David_Janevski)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-speed-and-fuel-gauges-not-working/121027/11 "2018-07-15T00:40:59Z")
I doubt thats the problem cuz it stats the following as regular symptoms and i’m not experiencing any of them Typical symptoms of a TIPM failure The fuel pump not turning off and burning out The airbags not deploying OR deploying randomly The engine stalling while driving The starter cranks but won’t start The horn going off at random times Power windows not working Doors locking or unlocking themselves