It could be one of two things: This is a factory setting to focus your attention on the road and not the dash. Possibly the high beams are drawing too much power from the alternator.
The dash lights on an Explorer are used to light the warning symbols and to illuminate the speedometer, gas gauge, and RPM gauge. These lights are controlled by fuses.
On a 2000 Dodge Ram, "no bus" means the communication network between modules has quit working. Any module on the network or the wiring between them can be the cause of the malfunction.
There are several reasons but it mostly has to do with fuel additives. DO NOT add methanol to the fuel such as octane boost fuel system cleaner etc.
i have sort of the same problem on my dodge 2000 the temperature gauge recently went out and i replaced the sensor but the gauge always reads 0 your not alone with this one...
I'm pretty sure there isn't a fuse for the fuel gauge. There is a 4 amp fuse (#12 probably) for the instrument cluster lighting, and a 5 amp fuse (#13) for the low fuel indicator (shared with the other warning lights). That's about all that's any relation to the fuel gauge.
Cluster means all the gauges and warning lights on a vehicle i.e. fuel gauge,temp gauge speedometer, odometer, oil pressure warning lights etc.
brakes, lights, oil, water, battery, air & gas
You pull your turn signal lever towards you, and you should hear a click. Make sure your truck is on. When you have done that you will see a blue light in the middle of your speedometer and RPM gauge. It is a picture of a light with beams coming off the light. That is how you know that you have turned them on.
Low oil level, low engine rpm, low oil pressure, failed oil pressure sensor.
Bulbs burned out?
Bulbs simply burn out dumba**!
Aroun the middle of the gauge, 195-210