99 F150 XL Digital Odometer Disappears

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ceg - 23 Nov 2004 12:15 GMT

About 6 weeks ago we bought a 99 F150 XL which seems to be in pretty decent
shape. Yesterday I noticed while driving down the highway the odometer
disappeared for a few minutes then reappeared. It's a digital odometer with
the tripometer built in and switchable by a small pushbutton on the right
side of the cluster. The weather was cool and damp...misty and foggy...SE
Oklahoma near McAlester in the mountains. Would this sound like a flakey
fuse? Dampness? Thanks.

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Lawrence - 25 Nov 2004 13:56 GMT

I've got a 99 F150 XLT 4x4 with the same problem. The display has been popping
in and out for the past 2 years but I have basically ignored it. When it first
started happening I found that if I thumped the top of the dash just above the
radio that the display would come back so I just figured it was a loose
connection that I would adjust at a later date. I'm in Ontario, Canada and temp
seems to have no effect since it will happen on dry frigid winter days of -40
degrees right up to summer days of "holy crap is it ever hot and humid out!!!"
This past summer I mentioned it to a meachanic at a dealer and he said they had
seen quite a few like that in the past and that there were no loose connections
found so it was one of those things that make you go hmmmm. I've looked through
TSB's up to Feb. 2001 but I have never found mention of the problem. If you get
yours to stay steady then let me know what you did and I'll do the same.

Cheers,
Lawrence

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ceg - 25 Nov 2004 14:19 GMT

> I've got a 99 F150 XLT 4x4 with the same problem. The display has been popping
> in and out for the past 2 years but I have basically ignored it. When it first
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> Cheers,
> Lawrence

Thanks for the response. So far I have attributed it to a combination of
what I had for dinner the night before, whether or not the fish are biting
and the phase of the moon. In all seriousness, my original thoughts were a
loose connection or moisture buildup on a connection. I'll let you know if
I come across anything else.

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ceg - 25 Nov 2004 14:53 GMT

Found this...
http://f150online.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=126765&highlight=Upt
on

...and this...
http://www.fordf150.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=57510

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ceg - 25 Nov 2004 15:03 GMT

[sorry...the first link wrapped...be sure to add 'on' to the end of the
first link]

> Found this...

http://f150online.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=126765&highlight=Upt

> on
>
> ...and this...
> http://www.fordf150.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=57510

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