[CKsElise]

My display including the tach and speedometer all went blank on me yday. I got my inspection done in the morning (w/o the nys issue some ppl are having). I ran some errands and all seemed fine until the 4th time post inspection I went to start her up. Everything else is working fine but the display. Any thoughts/ideas what caused this? And what the likely fix is?

 

[gooberschnot]

I'd try disconnecting the batttery and reconnecting first

 

[Lowtush]

^ what he said

 

[viacondotti]

There's a Lotus service bulletin on this site that contains the reset procedure. I don't know if it applies to 2011....

 

[TCAR]

Happened to me 1 day before the 3 yr warranty was up. Dealer replaced display unit at no charge


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[LionZoo]

Cheers: http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f129/2011-elise-instrument-cluster-death-revivial-123735/

Also, please add your Elise to the 2011 registry: http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f3/2011-elise-registry-201409/

 

[Lowtush]

the issue is a connector not making proper contact on the smaller plug in the cluster. If you bend it outwards it will make proper contact.

 

[tshirt17]

the issue is a connector not making proper contact on the smaller plug in the cluster. If you bend it outwards it will make proper contact.

Lowtush, Are you talking about a fuse? What connector?

 

[bri3d]

the issue is a connector not making proper contact on the smaller plug in the cluster. If you bend it outwards it will make proper contact.

That's the common problem for '05-'07 with the second connector for CANbus.

08+ only has one plug on the cluster.

Might still be a connection issue, but it seems like the 08+ have a different recurring issue where the LCD stops working.

Agree with the other posters that you should try http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f129/2011-elise-instrument-cluster-death-revivial-123735/ : pull the "Battery Services" fuse and reconnect (reboots cluster).

Sadly that might not always fix it: I received an '08 cluster which was obviously unplugged for quite some time in transit and the LCD didn't work when I booted it up.

 

[Lowtush]

Lowtush, Are you talking about a fuse? What connector?

connector on the back of the cluster