Gauging cluster

Tiny
NIKI72601
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  • 2004 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 100,000 MILES
My speedometer and my temperature gauges on my 2004 pontiac sunfire will not go back to 0 when the car is shut off. What will it take to fix this problem.
Monday, July 4th, 2011 AT 6:31 PM

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Tiny
CARADIODOC
  • MECHANIC
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Do they work properly while driving? If so, there is nothing wrong. The gauges are no longer the reliable spring-loaded mechanical devices that were used years ago. They are pointers that are set to various positions by a computer that pulses coils of wire to magnetically move them. The pointers stop moving when the ignition switch is turned off. Any that do go back to 0 are just due to gravity.
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Monday, July 4th, 2011 AT 6:52 PM

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