My 4 cyl was doing the same thing. I replaced the ignition switch (the actual switch on the left side of the column). Not a hard thing to do.
Good Luck
Only thing I remember is that when key on...gauges would not respond, but I could start it. Shortly the gauges would come up and be ok. Got to thinking maybe ignition...so I changed out the switch (not the key part) the switch on other side of column. Really easy to do..just pull off some...
Thanks for the responses guys. The '04 won't work but thanks very much inkedrose.
It's 5 somewhere...lemme know if you can find it and what you want for it. Thank you much
Blondie70 aka Pete
ps: and if it works...ha ha
Might be a good idea to go to a plumbing place and talk to them about it. I bet they have solved problems such as this many times. Safety is a main concern here. Good luck with it.
Mine does this sometimes from startup....I can quickly turn the key off and back on while running...this gets the gauges to come up. I think it's a bad ignition switch.
I'd jack up one wheel at a time and investigate. Spin 'em and see. If the pads and rotors look good, why replace ? (or drums and shoes, as the case may be)
Good Luck