2003 Ford F-150 Guages go to max, then return

I heard that if your guages go all the way over to the right ( the tach, speedometer, etc) when you start the engine, then they return to their proper point, that you may have the beginning to a problem. Either a weak battery or something else ready to go out. My truck has become increasingly harder to start, and when it does, the needles on the guages do go all the way over to the right, then return. Is this an indication that something is ready to take a dump?