Technical Dash warning lights glowing but faint.

[peterpaddler]

I have a 2002 and some of my dash warning lights are glowing. They are not on full so I have some kind of electrical problem and was wondering if anyone had had a similar fault.
I think the lights are the ignition, oil and low fuel - all glowing at probably 30% brightness. When I pull the handbrake the diesel glow plug light comes on faintly - this is a 1.2 petrol!
I suspect it is a binnacle fault because they also come on when I try to change the time. They go off approx. 5 -10 secs after ignition is turned off and I get out of the car.
Car is running fine for a 112,000 mile Punto.
I have considered changing the binnacle from a scrapped car but will this give the mileage of the donor vehicle? And will the speedo etc work correctly? I am not sure whether different engines etc had different gearing.
Hope someone can offer some help on this one?

 

[Italian Job]

I think you have an earth problem. The first thing I would check is the earth connection on the inner wing under the battery tray. That supplies the instrument panel .

 

[bernielanson]

I have exactly the same problem with my 02 Punto, mine has been like it for 4 years and still passed every MOT, although the lights are starting to get brighter now. I would love to know what it is though, I will look for the earth as recommended.

 

[Ziggy122]

I too - had a look at a mk2 2003 1.2 8v with a glowing
ABS - Yet vehicle HAS NO ABS
Handbrake and Powersteering - yet powersteering is fine

This could forwell be a cluster earthing issue - Try removing the cluster and using a electrical contact cleaner - see if this helps on the connection and Earthing wire

But i suspect its going to be a main earth somewhere- but i have no idea where this is

I did clean the gearbox to body - body to negative
And the Multi-earth point next to body earth on the vehicle as it was struggling to start, however, it made no difference

ziggy