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May 16, 2008 | 11:25 AM

GoLowDrew

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Ghost in my dash

Yesterday, when I turned off the engine going home, I had a few things to do while still sitting in my seat. Maybe a good 2-3 mins. I normally just walk out of the car after I turned off the engine. Because I had to write something, I waited.

Then I see the tach and speedo needle jump up and down a bit. It moved like 1/2 cm up and down. Like it was pulsing. It lasted for maybe 2 seconds.

What do you think? THis happened to you? Will the dealer think I'm crazy?

May 16, 2008 | 11:29 AM

kwol18

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I've seen mine do that too. I figured it was just the computer that controls the clock and such going into sleep mode or something??

May 16, 2008 | 11:30 AM

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mine does it 2

May 16, 2008 | 11:30 AM

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its normal

May 16, 2008 | 11:33 AM

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yeah

May 16, 2008 | 11:34 AM

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its normal

Lol. Probably not normal but I guess they do it all the same...

May 16, 2008 | 11:40 AM

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yep mine does it too!

May 16, 2008 | 11:41 AM

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in other words it happens to alot of people.

May 16, 2008 | 11:43 AM

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few times a week

May 16, 2008 | 11:46 AM

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Nymostwanted187

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i think it has something to do with the gauges/cluster reseting. not sure though.

May 16, 2008 | 11:50 AM

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my 06 did it too !!

May 16, 2008 | 12:28 PM

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Never seen mine do that but after seeing so many people say it happens, I want to go check lol.

May 16, 2008 | 12:38 PM

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my 06 2.4 and my 07 sc both did / do that...its normal

May 16, 2008 | 12:38 PM

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It is in fact a ghost... lol

May 16, 2008 | 12:40 PM

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mine does it too.

May 16, 2008 | 12:40 PM

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iv seen my do it a few times and just ignored it, and pretend it never happened...

May 16, 2008 | 01:32 PM

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it's communicating with the thing knocking on the trunk, LOL

May 16, 2008 | 01:45 PM

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it's communicating with the thing knocking on the trunk, LOL

I hope it's not an angry ghost

May 16, 2008 | 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BitchyTheDwarf

it's communicating with the thing knocking on the trunk, LOL

lol, the cobalt is a creepy car.

ive never seen the guage cluster thing but ill have to rember to try it just for the heck of it.

May 16, 2008 | 04:02 PM

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yah i believe it has something to do with recaliberating everything

def. normal/good

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May 16, 2008 | 04:04 PM

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Both of my cars have done it. Both of my cars also have the trunk ajar light on every now and then.

May 16, 2008 | 04:06 PM

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mines done it a few times. im pretty sure i've seen other threads on this. i think at one point or another every balt does it. my boost guage is the only one unnafected though...