1998 Dodge Stratus Tachometer

98STRATUS

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1998 DODGE STRATUS
4 CYL
2WD
MANUAL
116,000 MILES

Hello, I have a 1998 stratus and when I got the car the tach worked as it should. But within this last year, the tach would not be responsive at all, and then one day the tach went all the way around and now it is backwards, 90% of the time it is working but the other 10% it is dead. It is still backwards though. How do I begin to fix it?

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ZACKMAN

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Press the odometer reset button and turn the key to ON position. This will set the gauge cluster to diagnostic mode. All your gauges will start at 0, 1/4, 1/2, and full. See if there is any code in the memory. You may have a bad gauge cluster.

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Monday, May 4th, 2009 AT 11:34 PM

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How would I check to see if there is a code in the memory? And how would "diagnostic mode" be romoved?

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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 AT 11:10 AM

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Look at your odometer LCD screen. If there is any codes, they will be displayed.

Removing the key from the ignition will exit the diagnostic mode.

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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 AT 11:59 PM

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Ok, thank you. If there is a code, that means I may have a bad cluster, and if there isn't a code, what does that mean?

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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 AT 8:14 AM

ZACKMAN

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Getting a code doe not necessarily mean bad cluster. You need to post the code that you get so we can start the diagnostic process. But more than likely you have bad cluster.