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    2007 Instrument Panel problem - Cold Related

    It seems that the battery was indeed the culprit of the instrument panel woes. Ran several errands yesterday morning (high 30 degrees) and went out and started the car this morning (low 30 degrees) before my wife took it to work. Everything working normally and no whirring sound! Keeping in...
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    2007 Instrument Panel problem - Cold Related

    Okay, I replaced the battery today (man, Ford sure is proud of these ;)). Everything working fine but I think I'll have to wait until it gets cold again later this week to be able to tell anything for sure. Will update again in a couple of days.
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    2007 Instrument Panel problem - Cold Related

    Had the same thing happen to the GT. It's a real garage queen & I keep a Battery Tender on it but one day I went out to go for a drive and...NOTHING. Had to use the key to unlock the door! Funny thing is it was just fine about a month previous. I think I'm going to take advantage of some 60...
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    2007 Instrument Panel problem - Cold Related

    GoneFord - Thanks for the reply and for the link. My car had about 50K (>60K now) when the problem started. It has only acted up in cold weather so I suppose the battery could be the culprit even though it cranks pretty strong. I have not experienced a clock reset although I noticed that the...
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    2007 Instrument Panel problem - Cold Related

    I'm experiencing what seems to be a cold weather related problem with my '07 V6 Stang. When I turn the ignition switch to "start" the dash panel lights up like normal, then there is a whirring sound and it takes two to three seconds after the engine starts for the instruments to begin...