Tach gone cukoo

[Slckls1]

So, I just drove my truck home from the dealership, and the tach is all over the place. I thought it was completely dead, because it was showing 0 RPM at idle. Then as I was driving, it would kick back up between 1,000 and 2,000 RPM. Now, the needle is stuck at 6 in park. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[fiatdale]

Probably a stepper motor going bad. Not hard to replace yourself if you know how to solder.

 

[Slckls1]

hmmmm...it's part of the cluster assembly, correct?

 

[fiatdale]

Yeah, there are stepper motors for each gauge. Its very common for them to go bad after a while and do some funky stuff.

 

[Slckls1]

hmmmm I COULD fix it.....or I could get a denali cluster...

Decisions, decisions.

 

[fiatdale]

Get a Platinum Escalade cluster - they look the best. And youll add a trans temp gauge. Just remember that mileage wont transfer and will need to be programmed.

 

[Slckls1]

yeah, I know. And the platinum is what I was planning on haha. I think I'm going to do it. My first mod!

 

[fiatdale]

Nice! do it up! Easiest thing in the world to change.

 

[Slckls1]

I might go nuts and use that time to throw LED's in the interior too. We'll see

 

[Slckls1]

thanks for your help!