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I am in the same boat. I have been having a problem with the battery draining down when the frontier is not driven for a few days. My gauges and odometer also quit ocassionly but a rap on the dash restores them. I installed a knife switch on the battery to disconnect it from the system when the truck is not being driven and have not had the battery drain issue since. Sure it is a pain in the butt to use the knife switch, but it was a cheap fix for a truck that owes me nothing. If I drive the vehicle every day, the knife switch is not opened and I have had no troubles with the battery drain. I know that the short is in the dash, but do not want to disassemble.
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The same thing has happened with my 98 Nissan Frontier 4X4. I troubleshot the problem, and, indeed, it is in the dashboard. Specifically, it is the IC chip on the PCB behind the speedo that receives inputs from the speed sensor, fuel sensor and temp sensor and outputs those signals to their respective gauges. Alas, the circuit board [i]en masse[/i] is no longer available through Nissan, and I do believe you would be hard pressed to find that part aftermarket. The individual IC chip may be available through an electronics wholesaler, as that type of chip is often used in multiple applications, but I have not looked into it. That path requires some degree of proficiency in soldering. The parts fella at my local Nissan dealership told me of a firm to cities away that would likely be able to help me with it, but I haven't checked further into it. That firm is called "Tacoma Speedometer & Instrument Co". and they are on the net.
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