Odd Gauge Light Problem

[Robby1870]

So I turn the car on earlier to go pick up my friend and when I turn it on I noticed the gauge cluster is lit up, but my lights arent on. I get out of the car to see my parking lights are on. Very odd. Went to Kroger, and Blockbuster....same thing. And, when I turn the car off, the lights go off, so it's not hurting my battery. We watched the movie and when I go to take her home, start the car up, and it doesnt act up. I'm guessing the headlight switch is going out (somehow) but not really sure. Anyone else had this problem?

[slick]

Wait, so like all the little guages aren't lighting up, then shutting off after a few seconds?

[Robby1870]

Wait, so like all the little guages aren't lighting up, then shutting off after a few seconds?

 

yeah, sorry didnt explain that well.

 

I turned the car on and the gauge cluster was lit up, all the gauges and the parking lights without turning the parking light switch on. Happened a few times on start up, then a few hours later, back to normal

[slick]

Odd... maybe a short somewhere? I wonder what triggers those little guages to come on when the car starts up? I bet theres some module in the cluster for that.