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Originally Posted by pellicane  We have a 2006 Freestyle that exhibited the guages dropping to zero then returning to normal, brake light and air bag lights flashing bells going off........The technical service bulletin said that there could be a bad (cold) soldier joint in the instrument cluster.
After removing the cluster, and disassembling, I found the problem!
A cold soldier joint on the "crystal" located next to the four sided processor chip on the printed circuit board. I scraped the leads to the crystal clean with a razor blade them re-soldiered them.
PROBLEM SOLVED: Total repair time less than one hour.........
{The crystal is a "metal" component that dissipates heat quicker than the rest of the components on the circuit board, so when the board goes into the soldier bath, the crystal cools the soldier too quickly and results in a poor soldier connection. Temperature changes and bumpy roads make the guages sweep.....}
Mark |
I am having the same problem with my '05 Freestyle. I am not handy at welding but would love to hear how you found the cluster, got it out and fixed it. My buddy is an electrician and could probably do the cold weld for me. Thanks.
