I have a 2005 with 37 miles, and i decided to to start the car up this weekend and take it for a drive. It has been sitting on a trickle charger and has not been run for 3 or 4 mos now. The tach seems to have stopped working; any help here???
Did you try shutting it down and re-starting it? Try that first. Next, I would disconnect the ground to the battery for a minute and then re-connect. Try again. As long as you lift the fron liner out (to get to the battery), trace the ground cable to where itattaches to the chassis. You might make sure this bolt is tight, or, if you have some light sandpaper around, you can remove the bolt and sand the paint around where the bolt attaches to make sure you get a good ground.
These are just some things that *might* work - but are worth checking anyway.
There is another post under tech that states the cluster needs more voltage to initialize than even to start the car.
Yes, batteries low on voltage are known to cause weird electrical problems in the GT. I was guiding you through the first checks - to make what you have work. I'd be pretty certain you don't have a bigger issue (bad tach) based on what you've described. Also, not all float chargers are created equal and there could have been abuse to the battery (rapid over-charging) before you took delivery. Worst case is that a battery replacement may be in order - but try the easy stuff first.