Heads up display problem
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1st Gear
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Blacklick Ohio
Heads up display problem
I have an 2002 C5 and my heads up display is intermittent. Sometimes I turn on the car and I have just 2 dash marks displayed and other times it is working as advertised. It can work all day and then not work the next morning. I took it in for service and they said the unit is bad but I'm like then why does it work some of the time. It worked 45 min's after I left service and worked fine for 2 days. Wondering if it is a wiring problem. Anyone else ever see just 2 dash marks?
Drifting
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From: Vancouver WA
I've got a 02 Z and never experienced what you describe. It sounds like an pending electrical failure. Something is making a conncection most of the time and for some reason it breaks connection occasionally. sounds like the dealer might be correct.... Never seen the dash marks. good luck
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Wounded Warrior Escort '11
The HUD connects to the IP Cluster via a small ribbon cable. If its coming loose then thats it otherwise, the electronic unit inside the HUD is probably dying.
3rd Gear
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HUD is fine
Dashes are the HUDs way of saying "I'm working, but I'm not getting communication from the cluster, so I don't know what to show." Check if the up-down and dimmer are working when it acts-up. Could be a loose HUD connection at the cluster...
