2008 Ford Pickup
Mileage
191,196
Service Date
6/9/2026
Services Performed
- PERFORMED LIGHT INSPECTION BEFORE TEST DRIVE AND FOUND THIRD BRAKE LIGHT OUT, TEST DROVE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT GOT MISSED ON THE TEST DRIVE. CUSTOMER CALLED IN AND I THEN TEST DROVE AND VERIFIED THE BRAKE LIGHT ON. VERIFIED E-BRAKE WAS FULLY RELEASED AND THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IS FULL. DISCONNECTED THE BRAKE SWITCH AND RAN A JUMPER AND THE LIGHT STAYED ON. DISCONNECTED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL SWITCH AND RAN A JUMPER AND NO CHANGE. LOOKED UP CONCERN AND WAS ABLE TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT A BAD SOLDER JOINT IN THE CLUSTER THAT CAUSES THIS CONCERN. RECOMMEND REMOVING THE CLUSTER AND REPAIRING THE SOLDER JOINT.
- REMOVED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR REPAIR AND RE-INSTALLED THE CLUSTER.
- REMOVED THE CLEAR COVER AND USED TAPE TO MARK THE GAUGE NEEDLES AND THEN POPPED THE NEEDLES OFF. REMOVED THE BACK COVER AND THEN REMOVED THE CIRCUIT BOARD FROM THE CLUSTER. FOUND THE CHIP THAT COULD HAVE A BAD SOLDER JOINT. INSPECTED THE JOINT AND FOUND A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE SOLDER. PLUGGED IN SOLDERING IRON AND PUT A SMALL AMOUNT OF SOLDER ON THE JOINT. PUT THE CLUSTER BACK TOGETHER AND PLUGGED INTO VEHICLE AND TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND ALL THE LIGHTS LIGHT UP THEN THEY WENT OUT INCLUDING THE BRAKE LIGHT. WILL TEST DRIVE TO VERIFY CONCERN HAS BEEN CORRECTED.
SHANNON B. gave our service a 5 star review on 6/10/2026
