I have a 1984 Fiero SE with 2.5 and automatic. When I turn off the motor, all of the gauges freeze in place and do not go to zero. The speedometer, tach, temp, etc all stay at the values that they had when running. Since I drive the car only a few times a month, I do not remember when this started to happen.

Does all Fieros do this? It is a minor problem and if it is too hard to fix, I will just live with it. But I would be interested if anyone else has this problem or does all Fieros work this way?

Thanks.

Yes that is what they do. They are not broken. Nothing to fix.

Return-to-zero gauges were only introduced in the '86 model year.

Like mentioned above, it's perfectly normal.

Here's me driving with no steering wheel at 30 KPH and 2,000 RPM heading for a brick wall

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I like it when they dont go back to zero, in my car when I turn the key to on they all spin around once or twice like they are happy to see me.
Like a puppy dog

I am glad that it does not need to be fixed.

quote Originally posted by Blacktree: Like mentioned above, it's perfectly normal.

Another fine job from GM.

Spoon

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