gauging cluster

2004 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
100,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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NIKI72601
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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.
Jul 4, 2011 at 6:31 PM
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CARADIODOC
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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.
Jul 4, 2011 at 6:52 PM
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