Why are all the gauges on the dash dead?

Why are all the gauges on the dash dead?

When I had the bad battery all gauges were acting funky. If it does end up being the battery, you should probably expect the stepper motors to go bad eventually anyways. I have a 2003 Silverado, ext cab 2wd work truck. 4.8L, Auto, 110k miles. I use a device called an Ultragauge that pulls info from the OBDII port real-time.

What does it mean when gauges in your car stop working?

But when the gauges in your car stop working, it’s not a situation you can safely ignore. When one gauge stops working, the problem may be in the gauge itself or a bad sensor, while all the gauges cutting out at the same time often indicates a blown fuse or a defective instrument cluster.

When do dash lights come on and gauges drop to zero?

Dash lights came on and gauges dropped to zero gasoline w… When driving, occasionally all the dash lights will come on, but the gauges like gas, battery, and mileage, will all drop down to zero. Then my radio shuts off. Fortunately, the car keeps driving. All of this happened today, at a busy intersection, right before a stop light.

What causes the cluster gauges to stop working?

In one of the youtube videos I watched, the guy mentioned that there are also three small surface mount resistors that control power to the entire cluster, and his were causing the entire gauge cluster to go dead. He reflowed them and corrected the issue. I had a issue pretty similar to this as well.

Is there a problem with my GMC guage?

That took care of my security issue I had a few weeks back. This almost sounds like the problem that im having, Did you figure it out?

Dash lights came on and gauges dropped to zero gasoline w… When driving, occasionally all the dash lights will come on, but the gauges like gas, battery, and mileage, will all drop down to zero. Then my radio shuts off. Fortunately, the car keeps driving. All of this happened today, at a busy intersection, right before a stop light.

Why is the odometer not working on my Chevy truck?

All the gauges (minus the broken speedometer) spike high to low. Sometimes the odometer/message center will work, but not display the correct mileage when it does work. My main battery was dead today. I noticed that the odometer display was still on when I turned the truck off; it was just a few bars of color on the display.

What to do if your GMC has an electrical problem?

The full rebuild replaces all steppers with new gen motors, lamps, and the troubleshooting fixes bad solder joints, and can fix power supply problems originating in the cluster. Old ones like mine can also benefit from a re-flash with new software which GM provides.

Why did my battery die but then charged?

Shortly thereafter my gauges started to act up and the battery dies again. Turned out it was not the battery all along but the chassis ground right up front next to the battery. Once I cleaned the threads and reassembled all my battery and gauge problems were solved.

Why did my car radio stop working after the battery died?

In most cases, fixing a car stereo that quit working after the battery died is a lot simpler than that. Of course, it can also be a lot more complicated. There are a few different reasons for a car radio to stop working after the battery has gone completely dead.

Why did the battery die on my GT?

Was told by the shop that did repairs on the GT after it was rear ended 3.5 months ago that the battery had just died on them a day before, and that some of the gauges weren’t working. Thought that was strange that the dash was having issues.

What does it mean when your dash is dead?

Dead battery, jumped the car, dash was dead. Did some research, found this about fuse #69, pulled it, put it in, BAM everything is working again. This has happened to me twice. Once randomly, while starting the car up in the summer, and once just yesterday when pulling the car out of the garage after it was stored for the winter.

Shortly thereafter my gauges started to act up and the battery dies again. Turned out it was not the battery all along but the chassis ground right up front next to the battery. Once I cleaned the threads and reassembled all my battery and gauge problems were solved.

When I had the bad battery all gauges were acting funky. If it does end up being the battery, you should probably expect the stepper motors to go bad eventually anyways. I have a 2003 Silverado, ext cab 2wd work truck. 4.8L, Auto, 110k miles. I use a device called an Ultragauge that pulls info from the OBDII port real-time.

When to know if your alternator or battery is dead?

If the engine starts but dies immediately, your alternator probably isn’t keeping your battery charged. If a jump starts and keeps your car running, but the car can’t start again off of its own power, a dead battery is likely your answer.