Chrysler Repair: Chrysler dash board, chryshler, printed circuit board


Question
I have  a Chryshler Sebring 1998. In the Last year the dash board has been going out. I have no way to see my odometer/spedometer.I t is areal pain in the ass! depending on the day, I can hit tje trop of the dasn board and it all comes back on. Also, when I go over large bumps or railraod crossings, verything in the car turns on, all the light and everything beeps for a second. One last thing, my airbag light won't go off. What do I do about all of this? Please Help!
Thank You

Answer
I would start with a new printed circuit board for the instrument cluster.  This is a common problem and sometimes you can even remove the board and found brown or black markings between reistrors and capacitors.  Unfortunately, the problem is only going to get worse the more you drive it to the point where it won't come on at all anymore.

The airbag light may or may not be a related problem and you'll have to either have the fault codes retrieved from the airbag module or replace the circuit board for the dash first to see what goes away and what stays.
Doug