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[15 Jun 2009 | 3 Comments | 2,167 views]

Mine was too.
This is most likely due to an electrical short in the wiring in the dash itself or in the data cable running into the dashboard from the electronics or on board computer. Basically, at random intervals, the “airbag” warning will illuminate, followed by the following:

The tachometer falls to 0
The speedometer falls to 0
Then, the “Check Engine” light will illuminate
The odometer will show “no bus”

This, in sequence, means there was most likely an interruption or short in data retrieval. After the tachometer and speedometer go to 0, either the …