Gauges bounce around and dinging sound from dash.. whats happening

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Ignition switch. This will cause all those problems. Turn it off, the gauges go blank/dead. Leave the lights on and remove the key, what happens..

Sounds like the sending unit has an intermittent short to ground. Unhook the the wire from the sending unit, and see if the needle stops jumping around. If it quits jumping around, replace the sending unit. If it still jumps around, you have a bare spot somewhere on the wire and it is hitting ground which will cause the needle to jump. Cut out the bad part of the wire and splice in a new section. That should fix it.

bad or loose connections including battery terminals
faulty voltage regulator

what model car have you ,, the rpm seems a little low ...too slow a speed coupled with a loose fanbelt would cause your problem

have batterie and alternator tested

Sounds like the oil pressure sensor. Thatt is the easiest thing to change. If not its the gauge. Put voltage to the wires from the switch and see if the gauge stops jumping and stays pegged, if it does its the switch Good luck

1. Abraded insulation on the fuel gauge sender wire (intermittent short to ground).
2. Bad fuel level sensor.
3. Corroded or broken connector in the fuel gauge sender circuit.
   

has anything been done recently to car. sounds like you have a short either burnt up wiring on the power side posible fuse block under dash, or wiring going to your security module,

the dinging is from having the turn signal on to long it s a warning I know that sounds strange, mine did the same thing happen to me i made a turn but the turn signal didnt shut off couple mins. later i hear ding ding ding looked at dash turn signal was on shut it off it quit dinging. hope this helps