no dashboard in db9

[oilman151]

Just come back from 3 weeks away. The DB9 has been on a solar trickle charger all that time. Turned on ignition, mirrors swivelled out but nothing on dashboard. No Power Soul Beauty, no systems check, no instruments - nothing. Engine started, lights worked, but nothing registered on dash. Drove 3 miles home from lockup, but no speedo, no tach and no temp or fuel gauge.
Everything seemed to work ok, except the dash.
Any ideas?
Rick ...... help.
Regards
ANT

[rick-derby-]

Hi ant hope you are well does the glove box open?

[oilman151]

Hi Rick. No the glovebox doesn't open.
Regards
ANT

[rick-derby-]

Ant check fuse 46 in the passenger footwell fuse box, we seem to be seeing a lot of this problem with the glove box release motor causing the issue, also happening on the V8's strange as the same part is used for the fuel flap release but no issues as yet on this circuit,

[oilman151]

Great, thanks Rick. I'll check it out.
Regards
ANT

[dasherdiablo1]

I've heard this before - dashboard & instruments failing on DB9's. Apparently dashboards are replaced fairly regularly but also wiring loom issues...I hope it is just a fuse as the looms are big money.

Good luck!

[rick-derby-]

dasherdiablo1 said:

I've heard this before - dashboard & instruments failing on DB9's. Apparently dashboards are replaced fairly regularly but also wiring loom issues...I hope it is just a fuse as the looms are big money.

Good luck!

As the V8 vantage and DB9 use the same instrument clusters albeit variations on years, in my experience I have not seen this as a common issue or with the wiring looms apart from the odd poor connection or bad earth, but four cars in as many weeks with instruments not showing and glove box not opening all have been this fuse blown and two I know of have required replacement of the glove box motor, the other two I have not looked at, I can not remember the last time I replaced an instrument cluster,

[oilman151]

Success. Fuse 46 was blown. Replaced it and all is now well.
Thanks Rick - you are worth your weight in Gold.
Regards
ANT

[Mistress]

oilman151 said:

Success. Fuse 46 was blown. Replaced it and all is now well.
Thanks Rick - you are worth your weight in Gold.
Regards
ANT

Agreed... Rick is a star

[Murph7355]

oilman151 said:

Success. Fuse 46 was blown. Replaced it and all is now well.
Thanks Rick - you are worth your weight in Gold.
Regards
ANT

Might be worth checking why it blew...

[rick-derby-]

Andy the fuse in question is only a 5 amp fuse, so it will not take much to cause it to blow, you have the glove box relay, rops and roof switch(volante) battery off switch, master light switch and the driver information all on this fuse a spike in any of these will cause the issue, in this case the car was on charge, was the charger disconnected from the mains on connection disconnection from the car, and in most cases we have found that the glove box motor has failed which technically it is the glove box relay not a direct connection to the motor that is on this circuit but still causes this fuse to blow and not fuse 17 strange but true,the identical part is used for the fuel flap but we do not see these failing often but these are used a lot more than the glove box, is it the lack of been used that is causing the problem

Edited by rick-derby- on Sunday 17th October 10:01

[PBSC]

hi

i to have the same problem, car works fine, but no dashboard instuments at all, have checked fuse 46 and its fine, any ideas any one??