BobLoblaw Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 My tachometer is inconsistent. Occasionally it works properly, but eventually, every drive, it starts not functioning properly. It becomes kinda jumpy and then it ends up just staying at about 1000rpm (bouncing around a little). Is this something that I can repair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotrek Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 (edited) My tachometer is inconsistent. Occasionally it works properly, but eventually, every drive, it starts not functioning properly. It becomes kinda jumpy and then it ends up just staying at about 1000rpm (bouncing around a little). Is this something that I can repair? EDIT sorry it's for the fuels guage cluste. not the Tach. Maybe your singal wire is frayed? Edited October 25, 2007 by Gotrek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 check your grounds in the back of the cluster.. check for any error codes in the ecu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobLoblaw Posted October 25, 2007 Author Share Posted October 25, 2007 EDIT sorry it's for the fuels guage cluste. not the Tach. Maybe your singal wire is frayed? Can I get at the signal wire without removing the entire dash? How do I check error codes? I've never done that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Yes....you can pull the cluster separate from the dash. It's not difficult. Pull the dash coloured trim piece from below the guages, then the black surround....then you'll see the screws to get the cluster out. Search in the How To section of the garage...there's a good writeup on how to check your codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobLoblaw Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 (edited) But what do you think is wrong with my tach (in your personal opinion)? Where should I start? Is it common? Should I even try to fix it? Edited October 30, 2007 by BobLoblaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95shakinPF Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 I hope you find something loose or frayed that can be repaired because 94 & 95 models have a lot of cluster issues! Im dealing with my speedometer not working right now! I'm almost positive its a bad speedometer head! Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splinter Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Well, how did you make out? The 95 that I just brought home is doing the exact same thing. I was wondering if it was a bad/dirty connection under the hood. Can anyone tell us where it connects to the engine/distributor? Sorry to hi-jack your thread. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobLoblaw Posted November 3, 2007 Author Share Posted November 3, 2007 (edited) ^ What he said. BTW, I haven't tried to fix it yet. I don;t know anything about ECU error codes. Could it be a dirty terminal under the hood? Where does it connect? Edited November 3, 2007 by BobLoblaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LD50 Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I have never seen the tach work properly in my 95. I installed a different tach but still haven't wired it I'll get to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 Pathy Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 My tach in my current '94 is bouncing also. There are times when I step on the gas, it jumps into the red zone. I know the rpm's aren't rev'd that high. Needle is just jumping. I'm thinking a dirty connection or loose ground behind the cluster. Behind dashes are dust collecters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 this is a common and known problem in the round dash (94/95) pathfinders. You can try tightening the screws on the back that hold the circuit board to the cluster. If that doesn't work, you'll just either have to get an aftermarket tach, or hope to find one in the junkyard, hope it works, and also hope it has similar miles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver97ex Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I had the same problem with my 95 when I bought it. I have put 2 or 3 JY tachs in it and one bought from a member here. Each one seems to work fine for a few weeks or a month or so, but they all eventually start being jumpy. I guess I should stop swapping tachs and find something else that is causing it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headpeace Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 It's not just the 94-95, my 93 has done this forever, never got around to diagnosing it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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