Need Help!!! Instrument panel off

[llllljrlllll]

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

In my part, the only thing that turns it on is hitting the cluster, a couple of times to turn it on. maybe Elizabeth from Gm can help you.

 

[GM Customer Service]

Critter,

I would be happy to help! I will just need a little bit of information from you. Have you been to the dealership for this issue? If so, how many times?


Thank you!

Elizabeth, GM Customer Service

 

[taylorjm]

Years ago, I had a buick with a digital display. It had a removable chip in it that stored your odometer settings. If you changed your instrument cluster, all you had to do was move the chip from the old to the new. Just wondering if the trucks have that sort of feature and the chip could be loose in it's plug.

 

[llllljrlllll]

Years ago, I had a buick with a digital display. It had a removable chip in it that stored your odometer settings. If you changed your instrument cluster, all you had to do was move the chip from the old to the new. Just wondering if the trucks have that sort of feature and the chip could be loose in it's plug.

I don't know how to take off the cluster, but i'll try this weekend, I'll look into the DIC maybe that chip you talk about, maybe loose

 

[Ironman1979]

this so reminds me of the old days of the Nintendo.. blowing in it hitting it a couple times to make the contact stay .. hope you get it cleared out man.. maybe something got spilled on the dash or some water got in and ran down the contacts and they just need cleaned with some cotton swabs and some alcohol and put back together.. keep us posted man.. seems like your not the only one having the problem. so don't feel alone.

 

[llllljrlllll]

So, Elizabeth (the GM representative), had a GM representative call me, I had already posted here that my truck is over 100k, this guy talks to me, and tells me to take it to the dealer, but since the truck is out of warranty, and if they find that it's not a defect from GM, that I would have to pay for the time they took to take my shit apart. By the way did I mention that last year, they replaced my dashboard because it had cracks on it, could it be a dealer mistake, but won't admit it! who looses, of course me, I could be out from $200 to $300, just to have them check. The DIC shouldn't be going out to begin with, that tells you the most important thing, how many miles the car has, in case you ever wanted to sell it. And to add insult to injury, the car is only 4 years old. WTF. I swear man, I love my truck, she's been good to me, but this has me thinking of just getting rid of it, and never buying a GM vehicle again. By the way just a quick history on my vehicle for all of you to read. @ 30k had transmission replaced, @ 70k had my dashboard replaced because of stress cracks on it, @ 85k there was a bump every time I took off, dealer said it was transmission, theY put in a new one, bump still there, end up being the motor mounts, had that replaced, and now this shit. WTF.

 

[Modded]

Get rid of that truck Jr, its a lemon.

 

[llllljrlllll]

I wish I could man, I just get laid off last week, and it, unless I find something quick, I can't get rid of nothing. Got to conserve the franklins.

 

[Modded]

Oh then looking at it like that don't do that. Maybe a instrument panel repair from Ebay where you send yours in, they fix it, the send it back? They run around $100.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/07-C...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

 

[llllljrlllll]

Oh then looking at it like that don't do that. Maybe a instrument panel repair from Ebay where you send yours in, they fix it, the send it back? They run around $100.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/07-C...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Thansk Mod, I'll probably go this route, if I have to. Which most likely I will. Man, I didn't know they had a service like this. Good looking out, and the price is great.