Gauge Malfunction / Charger survey

[Kayvan]

If you have any gauge malfunctions pls vote

 

[RALPHIE]

How about a "No" category? and maybe a "No, I drive the car often"

 

[ChipBeck]

Gimme another case of gauges!

Gentlemen,

For the first two years I owned my Ford GT I did not keep it on any type of charger whatsoever and I never had any problems despite letting it sit sometimes for more than a month without starting it. One day I inadvertently left it with the ignition on for several days and drained the original battery to what I thought would be certain and complete death. To my surprise, that original battery charged right back up and I have been using it now for an additional two years. This last two years I have kept my car on a battery tender all the time. Six months ago my fuel gauge failed. Luckily, all of the gauges for the Ford GT are plentiful and cheap! :ack :bored

Chip

 

[Kayvan]

I dont want to do a "No" or "Drive Often" b/c 90+% will be in that category.

Want to zero in on exact breakdown among the 2-3% that are having this issue; as the dozen gauge failure posts in 2009 seem to have some common elements:

-Car sitting/storage
-chargers failing
-Battery issues
-Frame attachment point / sanding needed

We should have min 12 votes and maybe 24, as thats how many thread starts I counted since 2007

 

[FM99]

I keep the charger on when ever she is home. The gas gauge is sometimes funky for about an hour after fueling, otherwise, so far no problems.

 

[PL510*Jeff]

no useage of any charger and NO gauge issues.:thumbsup

I say again----Get 'em outta the garage and drive them. Often.

I know, I know it's winter, and certain areas it's a must that the cars go into 6 months of hibernation.

 

[Empty Pockets]

no useage of any charger...

Of COURSE not! That would require the car to be STATIONARY long enough to attach one!

 

[Kayvan]

PM'd 24 posters who had gauge issues...hopefully they will vote

 

[Specracer]

Were is the "no" response? Once last month, filled up, guage was where it was before I filled up. Before I had a chance to really think about it, was working normal again. I use a deltran.

 

[ViperJoe]

I use the car 2-3 days/month; kept on a trickle charger at all other times. Fuel gauge recently failed. Service appt. on Tuesday. I'm getting a sense that the gauges used in the GT are lacking in quality (I wanted to say junk but managed to contain the sarcasm).

Update - Diagnosed as faulty fuel gauge; $1000 repair. Also, negative battery cable connection on the frame was cleaned quite a long time ago.

 

[STORMCAT]

I have two 2006 GT's one gets driven alot (Tungsten Car ). No battery or gauge issues with this car. Just turned 3 years since I received her !!

The other (Red Car ) does not get driven to much. It sits with the Ford Battery tender on. I have two gages out in the Red car. ( Volt meter and boost gage) this car still has a few months of warranty so I will take it in soon.

 

[t32b]

I keep her stored in the garage, on a BT charger for varying periods of time (1 week - 2 months w/o driving). I had a one-time problem with the gas gauge not registering right after a fill-up, but it corrected itself within hours. Now however I appear to have a dead voltmeter. Everything else is working fine. I've not yet examined the ground, but plan to.

I keep the charger on when ever she is home. The gas gauge is sometimes funky for about an hour after fueling, otherwise, so far no problems.

 

[kosupply]

I think the only guage I have not replaces is the volt meter.....also had to replace the control module......$5K....my car was out of warranty after they had replaced several gueages under warranty. They told me this was the problem all along. I fussed about the price and they split it with me...$2500 for that small box ??? I just replaced the boost guage $640 + labor....I have 15000 miles on my car and drive it twice a week...

 

[Silverbullitt]

My boost guage failed last year, but it was in October. That is after about 7 months of driving on average every ten days.

The needle stuck in the highest boost value. My bet is the return spring popped off.

 

[TEXAS GT]

I've had my '05 for over 4 years. It has about 7500 miles and still has the original battery. I keep it on a Battery Tender hooked up directly to the battery. The Ford charger never seemed to work through the cigarette lighter. I let it go dead one time and charged it back up with the Tender.

I've never had any gauge problems of any kind. The '06 is about 3 years old with 2500 miles on it and I am happy to say the same about it.

They'll probably all fail tomorrow. I shouldn't have posted this.:ack

 

[GTViperman]

My boost gauge failed on my car at around 14k miles. It stuck in the full boost position. Shadowman did the replacement. I was not using a battery tender at that time.

 

[Kayvan]

Any recent experience / updates?

 

[hollywoodstunts]

I'm waiting to hear back from Ford's SVT customer service because my GT is at dealer with a dead tach. The woman I spoke to said she was unaware of any tach or speedo problems related to the GT's.
Frustrating. Even more so if the black box is the culprit. If I have to replace other gagues in the future for this exact reason, then I'll be really annoyed. Unfortunately, my car is 4 months out of warranty.
She did say the $3000+ tach will be covered for 12 months after replacement.

 

[Bill Briley]

Seriously, at $5000 for the "Black Box", $3000 for a tach +++ then have it fail again. This is nutz!!

Being an old "Hot Rodder", I will analog wire replacement Autometer Guages across the board.

It would also seem that the original guage face could be used with analog "guts".

Wah-da-ya-think?

 

[Kayvan]

Any recent failures?

44 does not seem to reflect all the commentary in the 300+ post on Tachs.

If we get an accurate vote, maybe we can email Jamal or others.