Need Help!!! Instrument panel off

[Sheriff]

I'm gonna ask a stupid question maybe....


....but have you tried pushing the various buttons on the

display center thingie to see what happens?

 

[GM Customer Service]

Hi Elizabeth, No I didn't take it to the dealer, thinking that they would charge me for the diagnosis since the car is out of warranty. Yes it is the first time that this has happened, very weird, but it turned on at night, like if nothing had ever happened. Thanks

Glad to see that it is working now. If it happens again, please let me know.

Thank you!

Elizabeth, GM Customer Service

 

[GM Customer Service]

Hi Elizabeth, No I didn't take it to the dealer, thinking that they would charge me for the diagnosis since the car is out of warranty. Yes it is the first time that this has happened, very weird, but it turned on at night, like if nothing had ever happened. Thanks

llllljrlllll,

I am glad that it turned back on. If this issue happens again, please contact me.

Thank you!


Elizabeth, GM Customer Service

 

[llllljrlllll]

I'm gonna ask a stupid question maybe....


....but have you tried pushing the various buttons on the

display center thingie to see what happens?

I did, for a good second to, but it came on all of a sudden, but now it turns off and on, I have to hit the cluster to turn it on, I think something is loose, wire or something.

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llllljrlllll,

I am glad that it turned back on. If this issue happens again, please contact me.

Thank you!


Elizabeth, GM Customer Service

Hi Elizabeth,
It turns on and off, it's a pain, I have to hit the cluster with my hand to actually turn it on now, I believe something is loose, I don't know if you can help me since i'm actually out of warranty already. But if you can, I would be a happy man. Thanks.

 

[Sheriff]

I had a digital speedometer display in a 1995 Chevrolet Caprice police car. The display was doing this exact same thing, off and on. The dealer replaced it for the county under warranty once. The second time it was not under warranty, so I got innovative, tore the dash apart, and troubleshot the problem myself. I discovered the contact points between the display module (about the size of a pack of cigarettes) and the electrical contacts in the instrument cluster where you plug the module in were not touching. Bottom line, it didn't need replacing the first time most likely.

Sounds like something of this sort taking place in your truck maybe. Something is not making contact.

 

[llllljrlllll]

I had a digital speedometer display in a 1995 Chevrolet Caprice police car. The display was doing this exact same thing, off and on. The dealer replaced it for the county under warranty once. The second time it was not under warranty, so I got innovative, tore the dash apart, and trouble shooted the problem myself. I discovered the contact points between the display module (about the size of a pack of cigarettes) and the electrical contacts in the instrument cluster where you plug the module in were not touching. Bottom line, it didn't need replacing the first time most likely.

Sounds like something of this sort taking place in your truck maybe. Something is not making contact.

I just never taken the the cluster apart, that is what I was thinking, something loose or not making the right contact (Something got loose). I need to buy the haynes book, or look online on how to take the cluster out.

 

[Sheriff]

Just go slow while you're tearing the dash and instrument cluster apart. Don't want to break any of the plastic parts. And of course, don't go any further than you aboslutely have to in order to find and fix the probalem. I think you can find the loose connections.

If it's not a loose connection, it's probably going to be some sort of electrical module going bad.

 

[llllljrlllll]

Just go slow while you're tearing the dash and instrument cluster apart. Don't want to break any of the plastic parts. And of course, don't go any further than you aboslutely have to in order to find and fix the probalem. I think you can find the loose connections.

If it's not a loose connection, it's probably going to be some sort of electrical module going bad.

Tell me about it, slow is better than paying for plastic, I'll probably do it this weekend, I sure hope it's just a loose plug. Thanks Sheriff.

 

[GM Customer Service]

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Hi Elizabeth,
It turns on and off, it's a pain, I have to hit the cluster with my hand to actually turn it on now, I believe something is loose, I don't know if you can help me since i'm actually out of warranty already. But if you can, I would be a happy man. Thanks.

llllljrllllll,

Could you please provide me with your VIN and your current mileage? I would love to help you get this issue fixed.



Thank you!

Elizabeth, GM Customer Service

 

[critter]

I am experiencing the same problem, got into my 2007 Tahoe and the dic would not light up and the gear select was very very faint. Adjusting dash lights did nothing, hitting cluster did nothing, any ideas other then take it to the dealer?
Thanks