All dash gauges do not work

1994 FORD PROBE
215,000 MILES • 2.0L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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JERRED DAVIS
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I bought the car a month ago and the gauges on the dash do not work, no speedometer, no oil/fuel gauges nothing will work. I’ve checked all my fuses.. what do I do now?

Car listed above is the SE model.
Jan 10, 2021 at 9:20 PM
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4DRTOM
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Hello,

Were they working when you got it and they went out?
It almost sounds to me like the instrument cluster isn't plugged in or grounded properly. I'm assuming the car runs, when you put the key in the on position do you have anything on the dash light up at all, all the warning symbols should light up at that point. If they do then it is plugged in. Do you have illumination when the headlights are on? To lose everything then there is a bad connection in the dash most likely, I would look under the dash for any wires just hanging and not connected to anything. Seems to me that the clusters ground isn't connected or has come loose. Did you check all the fuses with a test light to know that all the fuses are good and were you able to identify the clusters fuse in the panel? Your going to want to get to that fuse specifically and see if it has power. Here is the interior fuse diagram the one labeled Meter is the one we need to know if it's hot or not. Check to see if that is hot with a test light and let me know
Tom
Jan 12, 2021 at 12:08 AM