total instrument panel failure inc air con.flying blind..have van and car in storage in Perth till I return in June.only had time to check cab fuses,seemed ok.wonder if its a computer reset job.only happened after van was hitched,drove ok,but had flight to catch so couldnt deal with it then.any advice appreciated.
Aus-Kiwi said
10:39 AM May 19, 2018
Try disconnecting battery ? Seems it has blown fuse or high resistant connection in loom
? Battery connections good ? Including earth from
Chassis to engine .
patrol03 said
12:28 PM May 19, 2018
When you have time do all the normal checks of connections and fuses and if no joy, take the vehicle to an auto electrician if it is out of warranty.
fishdodger said
02:32 PM May 19, 2018
May be cheaper than Mazda dealership do you think
Craig1 said
05:27 PM May 19, 2018
You could also try the Mazda 1800 number, they would ask for rego number and maybe vin number. Sometimes they are helpful
Mike Harding said
07:54 PM May 21, 2018
I can only suggest checking the fuse.
The instrument cluster has quite a lot of electronics in it and it may be one of its internal power supplies which has failed.
However, if you need a new one out of warranty I suspect it will cost a *packet*! :(
And I can also tell you that I had a hand in the design of a cluster for a major manufacturer and we sold it to the vehicle manufacturer for A$127 iirc - you'll pay rather more.
The really unfortunate point about such electronic modules is that it is often a single component of value less than $1 which has failed but because dealers et al are not capable, or prepared, to fault find to component level you'll be paying $2000+ for a replacement.
fishdodger said
10:23 PM May 21, 2018
Thanks Mike,did have flat battery once but was all good after.did check Inst panel fuse in cab but not under bonnet. Had to leave tug at storage day of failure to catch flight.hope rac -Nrma can replace battery and check fuses,else were stuck in Perth missing catch up with friends in Broome.thanks for your input.cheers lloyd.
Greg 1 said
03:00 PM May 26, 2018
Could possibly be a fault with the body control module which in the Mazda and Ranger controls pretty much everything electrical in the vehicle. Have seen some really strange things happen when something like a battery or hooking up spot lights has shut down all sorts of things in the vehicle.
I would strongly suggest getting a auto sparky onto it first.
fishdodger said
05:06 PM May 26, 2018
Thanks for replies guys.had friend meet rac-Nrma at car.he installed a new battery and all came good.seems computer reset after battery disconnect.gotta give it to Nrma for organising it,so helpful.
total instrument panel failure inc air con.flying blind..have van and car in storage in Perth till I return in June.only had time to check cab fuses,seemed ok.wonder if its a computer reset job.only happened after van was hitched,drove ok,but had flight to catch so couldnt deal with it then.any advice appreciated.
I can only suggest checking the fuse.
The instrument cluster has quite a lot of electronics in it and it
may be one of its internal power supplies which has failed.
However, if you need a new one out of warranty I suspect it will cost
a *packet*! :(
And I can also tell you that I had a hand in the design of a cluster
for a major manufacturer and we sold it to the vehicle manufacturer
for A$127 iirc - you'll pay rather more.
The really unfortunate point about such electronic modules is that it
is often a single component of value less than $1 which has failed
but because dealers et al are not capable, or prepared, to fault find
to component level you'll be paying $2000+ for a replacement.