Ford Focus guages

Car: Ford Focus
Variant: 1.8 tdi ghia
Model Year: 2001
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
hi! was hoping someone could help.the last couple of times i have got into my car..before i put the ignition on, ive noticed that the fuel guage is showing half and the temp guage is showing a reading or twitching.when i turn the ignition on it goes back to normal.does anyone know of any common faults in the area?
Posted: Jan 24, 2010 (14 years ago)
Hi i have had 2 of these cars which did very similar things,i had to take out the instrument cluster and clean up the contacts on the wiring,also there was a light dust over the circuit board which i cleaned off,which was making the abs light come on,hope this helps
Posted Jan 24, 2010 (14 years ago)
thank you for your help.it seems to have done the trick
Posted Feb 21, 2010 (14 years ago)
hi iv had my ford 1.8 ghia now for 5 month been great motor travel just under 4000 miles in it and on the way home my feul light came on when i had just put £30 in only travel 10 mins down the road any idea any1 i have check under car no leaks also under bonet sound as well cant see any loose wire so plz help
Posted Jun 5, 2010 (14 years ago)

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