HOW TO 2003-2006 GM Chevy Silverado Cluster Weird Problem Repair
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- In this video I'll be fixing a cluster that came out of a 2003 Chevy Silverado. It's a bit different from my usual auto body repair videos, but I figured I'd through something different into the mix. This cluster had a weird problem with the bottom screen that I was able to repair. This type of a fix would apply to repairing speedometers our of 2003, 2004 and 2005 chevy Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Yukon, Sierra, Hummer H2 and Cadillac Escalade. Hope this video is helpful to some folks out there.
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Watched your video several times before attempting to repair my PRNL light. Did exactly what you said to do and it worked for the first time in 4 years. Great video!
Glad it helped !!! Very easy to do and results speak for themselves !!
I will look for the video.
Holy Crap! I can't believe you were able to change that chip out!
Man of many talents ! Only a few man can do bodywork on cars and replacing smd processors .
I've learned a a lot of stuff over the years... Thanks Bro 👍👍👍
@@fix206 Hey there. My Name Everton and I have a similar problem with my instrument 2005 Escalade cluster except mine is completely blank plus slot to left where abs & parking brake I blank also. I understand you have repair web site and I would like to have it repair. Can You Let me how do I proceed or contact information thanks.
Great job, particularly replacing the IC, which is always tricky. Quite a different repair, after seeing you build the frame machine. Pays to be versatile these days - saves a fortune paying someone to do the job for you. Might have been a couple of hundred bucks to send that cluster to an instrument repairer.
I'd say that 95% of cluster repair shops wouldn't know how to approach this sort of repair, that's how I ended up with it :) The guy that sent it to me said that couple of instrument repairers told him that his cluster was unrepairable. Usually when you send the cluster out all that those folks will do is change out motors and lights, and do some soldering in all the usual places, however since this is a not a common problem by their standards, they wouldn't know what to do and just send it back.
Ha finally a vid that covers my issue. Sent my cluster off to be repaired and it came back with the same issue which is the info strip not working.
A lot of those rebuild places will just perform a standard rebuild, but that problem isn't exactly the standard one, I digging a bit deeper into rebuilds that I do and address all the issues
dumbfounded by your ability to replace that chip amazing!
I am flattered, thank you!!
Led means light emitting diode, if we know what a diode does it makes sense why they don’t light up if they are connected incorrectly. Great video 👍🏻👌🏻
I try not to get too technical, because I don't want to confuse most folks with that stuff. So I try explain the process with the easy to understand terminology :) 👍🏻
Hello! You said to leave a comment if i have any cluster issues. So here i am trying one more thing before i smash the whole dashboard lol
I have a Kenworth T2000 2007 it’s a semi truck. My gauges were acting up they would go off for a couple hours then come back on for a few minutes then down again. Then i let the truck sit for about a year and half because the engine overheated, and when i decided to do a rebuilt on it the gauges were no longer working. They do cycle properly when i turn the key but when i turn the truck on and they are done cycling they just go back down! Only gauges working on my dash are Volt gauge and air gauges. Water temp, oil psi and temp, rpm and speedometer, and turbo (boost) gauges, and mileage don’t work. I know this truck has wires running from the engine ECM to this Cab control module that communicate about these things, i pulled it out and it looks good, it hasn’t gotten wet or anything looks brand new in there. I’ve been trying to figure it out for months and still can’t find the problem! Any idea what it might be?
Don't think I would be much help, I've never worked on any of those Kenworth clusters, don't even know what they look like. I don't have any sort of schematics pertaining to them either :-(
@@fix206 thank you for the reply. I will try few more things on it and if it doesn’t work I’ll just change the whole harness and take the cab control module for a repair if needed. Hopefully that fixes the problem. Thanks again for replying 🙏🏼
Great video and explanation, thanks. I noticed around 3:54 you plugged in a connector to test the cluster. The wiring diagram I have shows A12 and B12 as ground; b11 as battery voltage but it looks like those red wires might also go to the upper (A) row. Did you power A11(Lamp dimming) as well?
I'm not home to check the pin out but as far as I remember there are three positive wires and two grounds that I'm using. As far as the positives goes, one is a constant, one is switched and the third is back lighting
I have a question. I did all my steppers, reflow prndl resistor and surrounding 6, upgraded to led bulbs 5 years ago including the 6v bulbs in the climate control. 3 years ago I changed the headlight switch because the backlight would go out but if I scrolled the dimmer it would come back on. Recently the backlight in the cluster dims to almost nothing but the climate control stays bright. If it’s 100 degrees out with the windows up, later that night it’s working properly. Until it’s running for a while and warms up a little from the bulbs and it goes dim again. I’m know I’m going to have to most likely reflow the whole board, but I was just wondering if you knew where to look first to diag in case I don’t find it visually with the microscope. I like to have that 100% diag every time or I feel like cheating if I just “do everything” and it’s fixed. I can’t find any kind of diagram through Mitchell or all data pro on what does what pertaining the cluster itself.
Man, you can fix a lot of different things! 👍👍
Great video!!! I know it's a 4 yr old video, but I had a quick question, I'm hoping you wouldn't mind answering? If the information display itself comes and goes, as a whole, what would the likely culprit be? When the display is on, it is completely correct. It used to be that hitting a bump might would make it go on or off, but now it rarely comes on at all. Thanks so much in advance, for your time and compliments again on the great video! Respectfully, Tony.
If it's an intermitent issue such as that, then you most likely have a cracked solder joint somewhere on the board
@@fix206 Awesome! After submitting my inquiry earlier, I was thinking the issue over and was thinking the same thing. It seem to be the only thing that makes sense, considering it tended to happen only when the part was under vibration. I don't have much experience with boards and reflowing solder joints, so I wanted to make sure there wasn't something I wasn't aware of and I was hoping to not have to replace any large components. Thank you again for your time and professional opinion! I really appreciate it!
(Side note: So apparently 3 yrs ago, you answered a previous question for me regarding the same cluster. 😅 I had totally forgotten that and earlier today, was actually reading my own previous question and your response to it, NOT realizing I was the one who had posted it in the first place! 🙄😆 Go figure...)
Sorry for the long comment!!
I too am having a cluster issue, first it started off by all the needles going as high as they go, then the opposite then back to normal, all the while all cluster lights are lighting up at that same time and the print out at the bottom has a whole row of what looks like the ok symbol of our fingers, it was doing this for a while , now nothing is reading on the gauges, and the print out screen, all fuses are ok, I am going to dive in here, I will try to post an update
Can we send you to do a full diagnosis and install all led ,complete tune up inspections from here Arizona ?
Yes you can !! What is the year and model of your vehicle?
My cluster where it reads the mileage lights up stripes when the truck is off and it drains my battery what do you think the problem is ?
Any tips on needle reset. They aren't staying in a set position.
Nice vid bro where do I order the l.e.d lights and what size are they
I am running into an issue where I can not control the trip set and also scroll to odometer reading. My buttons on steering wheel are not controlling the cluster. They stopped working. Wondering if you may have a fix.
I am close to seattle, have a 2004 tahoe my son drives. The odometer and gear selector quite today. I assume its the chip you changed out in the video, where dontou buy this chip and what is it called?
I have a cluster I had repaired and led added a few years ago. Now again information screen gives weird symbols prior to starting the truck, and today it was completely off for a while until I restarted the truck. Also, noticed that my transmission temp stepper motor is sporadically not displaying properly, and sometimes not at all. Can you make repairs on these items? Hopefully more permanent? If so, how can I arrange getting my cluster to you?
Why did you replace the led lights and switch back to the old style? Great video by the way, very well organized.
Those LEDs were aftermarket and are known to actually cause problems in clusters that weren't designed to run them. So I just went ahead and put it back to stock.
@@fix206 i have an 03 silverado with some light bulbs not working like in video above how much would it cost me to have it repaired or fixed ?
My cluster stopped working on my 2003 Chevy Silverado 1500, the glass isn’t on it anymore, I wish I could figure it out
Great video. Regarding the chip you swapped - do these need any form of programming or pairing to work in the cluster (and by extent car) it's going into? Is it specific for each car, each model, or the same in every csr that use the same type of cluster? Is there anything like odometer stored in it, that will need correcting?
I'll be receiving a cluster from a 2003 silverado duramax, from a friend in the mail soon. Needs the steppers done but from the other sympthoms this chip might need replacing too. I'm good with the soldering work, but I haven't done this or any other electronics work on chevy before. And the car is on the other side of the country. So I need to know if this is a job I can complete without access to the car, and what if any limitations there are on what kind of donor I can use to get a hold of a replacement chip.
Nice job, i have problem with trying to get the solder to stick
Whenever I have that same problem I solve it by the use of flux
Hi thanks for the video. I'm having an issue with an 05 cluster just like this one, and everything works fine when the keys are on or the truck is running, but after I exit the truck and lock the doors, maybe 45 seconds later the Digital display [odometer one bottom] comes on and all of the green pixels turn on filling up the display.
What's strange is that, as soon as I unlock the doors again, it goes back to normal. Could a bad solder cause that issue? Thank you.
When the vehicle is off, my same cluster will ocasionally flash on all the segments on the same display or flash on and off like a strobe light or may remain all constantly on then eventually will turn itself off. What can be causing this symptom? I am referring to the blue band that appears on the display when you initially turn on the vehicle. It is this blue band that is flashing on and off like Christmas tree or may remain fully on even though the vehicle is off.
My information display sometimes comes on sometimes doesn't. The rest of the cluster works just fine everytime. Maybe a light or two out, but not a worry. Gauges and gear display work fine.
Sounds like a loose connection somewhere on the board
Very fascinating. Thank you for making this video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have an 2003 tahoe. Lights blink on and off while driving. I have a parasitic draw killing my battery. Some days i start, and the right half of my gages stop working as well as power to all my functions on both doors. My odometer sometimes glows at night time, used to be the bright dummy light 😅 plz help
Sounds like you may have an electrical issue other then just the cluster... Because the door functions have nothing to do with the cluster
I have had the cluster replaced when I first bought the truck in 2004. Today 2021, I've notice the temp gauge not working until I closed the door hard last night, and it was working. So, I'm kinda unsure whether the sensor is just loose or what?
Question: I had problems with my cluster cutting on and off. Now it just stopped turning on. Anyway you can help?
Sorry for the late reply, I can definitely fix your cluster. Just have to do some testing first to determine what's causing the issue. I do have people mailing me the clusters that need to be repaired. Let me know if you're interested and I'll send you my contact information
I'm having the same problem with my cluster
I had a cluster issue with a 2000 GMC for 10 years, but it fixed itself...
well there you go... if something breaks, don't fix it. Chances are as time goes on it'll fix itself. Problem solved. That's how fixed my last relationship :)
I have a 2003 chevy 3500 diesel and that some times, typically when cold in the winter when i shut the truck off the red battery light will come on with the key out of the ignition. It will also keep the PRND screen on. This will cause a battery drain if left for 2 days or so but if i catch it on I have to start the truck and move it forward or back a few feet then put it back into park and shut it off for it to go out do you think its related to a cluster issues? Also I'm unable to reset the oil life and it always tells me to change my oil.
2006 GMC Sierra-The DIC is scrolling through the language choices. I followed the instructions in the manual to select the language by pressing the button on the steering wheel and it continues to scroll. When I first turn the key on, I can briefly see the odometer reading and then the language scrolling starts. What do you suggest?
I've had sent my cluster out. It's an 02 shows Silverado. Everything seems to work except for the message control. The battery light stays on after I pulled the key out? They told me it was the amp and lay and nonfixable. Is that true or not I don't know
Great video! Is the other chip the “PND12”? My light is dead on my “PND12” display has finally faded out completely.
(Untouched cluster)
Your gear selector light going out is most likely due to broken solder joints
Very good video and very in depth. I have a 2003 Sierra that the dash lights just go dim on when I'm driving what might be causing that?
Are you talking about the lights that eliminate the whole backside of the cluster? Or the lights in the two lower screens?
I have a 2004 Hummer H2. Cluster lights come on, but no needles and both screens don’t work. Any idea where you can guide me. I just recently changed all the bulbs to led lights. Thx
It could be several different reasons for your cluster to behave the way it does. Hard to tell for sure without doing some testing first. I do offer mail in repair service if you are interested...
Hello, I have a 2003 chevy suburban. My problem is that the oil pressure, temperature, and battery gages goes to the extreme right. the only way to clear it to normal is to remove the negative terminal of my battery for a few minutes. after a while it does the same crazy thing. Please help me fix this. Thank you. P.S. your video was awesome
The problem that you're experiencing is caused by the motors that run the gauges. Those motors are going out and the only way to remedy the issue is by having the motors replaced. Normally whenever I replace the motors I always do a few other adjustments within the cluster that may cause different problems. So if you'd like you can ship me your cluster, I would get it rebuilt and send it right back to you the same day that I receive it. Let me know if you're interested
Watched your video, very well done. I have an 04 Silverado and I can’t get anything to work. Any suggestions?
It's hard to pinpoint an issue over the Internet. Because whenever I open up the cluster with any sort of an issue I do troubleshooting in different sectors on the circuitboard to figure out what the root of the issue may be. I do have people send me their clusters all the time for repairs, so that's always an option
@@fix206 how much you charge for the repair, where are you located. Please send me all details. Is about a 2004 Silverado with only back light and turn signals working. I'm in South Florida.
First of all what In the world was that magic wand you removed that chip with ? Heatgun?
Second, I noticed you didn’t mark needle position when you popped them off . Is that because when you plug it in they go back to zero?
Okay so I have a 2002 Chevy Silverado 1500 LS when I originally got this truck I had to replace the cluster now I'm having cluster issues again leaving me not to be able to get my car smogged I'm on the verge of losing it because I can't figure out what it is it's going on nor do I have somebody to put out for it to get fixed please if you can help me in any way I can sure use the input thanks again I'll be waiting to hear from you
My odometer is much dimmer than that in the video. PRND321 is fine just the odometer is dim.. Where is the resister that controls the odometer power?
Well done, I'm surprised the mileage isn't stored in the ECM ?
Most vehicle store mileage in the cluster... Some will do a combination cluster/body control module.
@@fix206 Interesting. My 2004 Silverado needs new stepper motors for gauges, only the tach and fuel gauge work anymore. There was a recall on those but my truck wasn't in the VIN group according to the dealer :(
Hey MrFix206❗️❗️❗️ I recently bought a 2005 Chevy Pickup 2500HD 6.0 Gas engine truck & the Cluster works at times but has a airbag light on & at other times it doesn’t work at all & has a CEL light on only. What do you think will be the issues here? & how many days is the turnovers? Price Range?
Airbag light would indicate that there is an issue with the SRS system - not cluster related, other issues such as loss of power to the cluster and sticking or dead gauges I can definitely fix... ON a 2500HD full rebuild with with return shipping included would be $160... I get the cluster rebuilt and sent back to you the same day as I receive it...
I removed all the pointers on mine now it seem like the gas gauge not reading, right so how do I find the right position?
So what profession does a owner of such a problem turn to for repairs like this?
Do you know why my warning lights come on sometimes while driving and speedometer,tachometer and gas Guage don't work?
How did you know what chip it was? Great video👍
I am going with white led's I know you Said it may cause problems. But I am wondering on the circut board which contact I positive and which is negative. I know the polarity on the led bulbs though. Thank you very much
Easiest way to do it is mount your LEDs on the board, then run the power to the board and whichever LEDs don't light up, just flip them around and you'll be golden !!
What color cables are the power and everything to turn the lights on and the screen
I've replaced 3 stepper motors on my Sons 2004 Silverado and the RPM Gauge is still giving us fits. I think I am going to pull it off and clean it up like you did in this video.
Did you already replace the RPM gauge stepper motor ?
I have a 2003 yukon and just replaced all the stepper motors since the speedo quit. Now the DIC quits when it is cold then comes back on later when warm. Do you know which solder joint might need reflowing? Thanks.
Hard to tell without testing first...
Thank you so much for your help..it fixed our problem
Great to hear!
My 04 silverado the whole cluster works all except for that screen that you were having trouble with. It won’t even light up at all. What does that sound like? Also when you replace the chip does it change the miles?
If the screen is not coming on at all, then the problem most likely going to be somewhere else, sound like a power delivery to the screen is absent. Mileage is stored on a different chip. I do mail in repairs. So If you want to send your cluster in I can get it repaired, let me know if it's something you'd be interested in
I have a 2004 Tahoe & the speedometer doesn't like to work on these cold MI mornings when I first start driving the truck. After 10-15 minutes of driving it works again. Think this is something on the board going bad? Or a bad connection that's making again once everything warms up?
if it's just on of the gauges acting up then it will be your gauge motor going bad... if the whole cluster is shutting down then it will be the board issue
Can you fix a 2003 Silverado cluster that won’t switch language? Mine is stuck in Spanish and when I try and reset oil life by gas pedal it doesn’t work either The rest of cluster seems fine. Mine has the button to push on cluster none on steering wheel
hey bro do you know which pins i need to get power to and ground on to jump it so i can see the miles on an old dash?? thanks
I don't have the pin out, I;m just just using a plug with pigtails where 3 pink wires come together for power and then 2 black wires go to the ground...
Hey man! Great video. I’m having a similar issue. My ODO reading will alternate from all the different languages. I’m going to try to replace the chip you did in this video. I know you snagged this from a parts bin. But do you know if this part is available to purchase?
Scrolling languages usually means a fault within the main chip that drives the whole cluster... And there is no real good way to replace that chip. At this point you may want to source another used cluster,
Hello i have 2003 Suburban that was recently broken into. they broke the ignition switch and when i replaced it the instrument cluster has been dead all the gauges do not reregister. ive taken it apart ad everything looks good and cant find any blown fuses. any idea where to check next. thanks!
It is definitely something where I would have to go in and probe around to find an issue.
Great , I finally found a video somewhat related to my problem . I have an 03 Chevy Silverado long bed 5.3 that has nearly 350k miles . it has been , and still is , a great work truck for me and has a longer list of problems than anyone would want to read about . but , the problem that has me stumped the most is , that my led odometer read-out is suddenly displaying in the French language instead of English . what in the I DON'T KNOW is going on ? over the many years I have either fixed or adapted to all the problems with my truck as I have done with this problem …. I just google what the read out says ….. but why would an American made truck suddenly start speaking French ? and is there a way to fix my problem by connecting to the computer to change it back ?.
There is a black plastic pole that sticks out of your cluster, push it down and hold it until word 'English" is displayed and then let go. That should fix it... Let me know how it works out
I have tried that numerous times in the past . the screen will just cycle through the same normal readouts , change engine oil , low fuel level , and so on. but still in French of course . no matter how long I hold the post button down no other options for language show up . the screen just goes blank . but some thing told me to try it again , but this time with the key turned to the on position but not actually starting the engine . then , by gosh , it worked . thank you very much for your help . I feel like an idiot because I knew that post was the key but I kept trying the exact same thing over and over again expecting a different outcome . now onto the next problem with that old truck . and thank you for making these video's for old chevy trucks , I like all of them . I will be checking my inst panel for weld cracks and my gas gauge sometimes works and seems to go out or come back on when I hit a big bump in the road . I know the little motor is good , as I had a new dash put in at the dealership . nearly 500 bucks is way too much to do the first time , and I will not spend that kind of money a second time for the same problem . you vids are very well presented and easy to learn from . on to the next one .
Awesome that it all worked out.. I'm glad I could be of help... Cheers Chris !!!
@@chrisbright5583 you could have saved time and frustration by learning French. Or getting a French maid.
Your fuel sending unit has an open sector
Wow your good broo I do auto body work and full paint restoration chip gard restore rims and much more but when I was fixing my tahoe z71 cluster was hard for me but I got it to work your video was so fucking easy in my book you are good bro
Thanks bro!! I do a lot of stuff myself, electronics repair, auto body and paint same as you 👍
Can you just buy a new one or get another one off another truck of the same year and have it installed on there? Or do you just have to use the same cluster?
I wouldn't buy a new one, because they are not cheap... You can source a used one but be aware that if that used cluster is currently functional but hasn't been rebuilt you will have all the same issues down the road that you're experiencing with your current cluster, you've only bought yourself some time... Best and cheapest way to ago about it is to get your original cluster rebuilt
I have a 2003 Tahoe that I changed out all the lights to led because the regular ones were mostly out. I made sure that all the beds were in the right polarity but now after I drive my car after about 30 min the lights go off, its like they are getting too hot or something. Next day or time I drive they work fine for a length of time and same thing. you can tap the glass and it comes on once and a while but after an hour of highway driving they are out again. any suggestions? is there better bulbs I should use or something?
I have never heard of that issue before, you could try some different LEDs or better yet switch back to the original type lighting and see if that remedies the situation... Try different things and then you will know what exactly is causing your issue
Hi I have an 03 H2 and the gauges have all dropped by 25% as in when its 14v its showing 12v even after confirming its 14v via ohm. Same with temp 220 norm but 1/4 under that now. And of course we have the disappearing odometer along with a 4 years old essay when he gets my phone with my message screen open. I need ya brother. Whats the best way to contact you to get this troubleshot?
Any way you can let me know what wires power the cluster so I can do this repair myself? I can get a harness from the junk yard.
I believe there are 3 pink wires that you would run to + and I two black ones that would run to - and that will power the cluster up
@@fix206 thank you for the response
Any particular size batt you hook it up to?
Hey Craig, did you ever get this fixed? Was the answer about the pink and black wires helpful?
I just picked up a GMC 2500 2005 the oil the battery oil pressure and gas gauge are not working
Have a 03 Escalade xlt cluster. Sometimes you can hear the speedometer stepper motor having convolutions. And jumps 10mph to 50mph non stop. Other times jumps to 80mph to 130mph. But only when plugged into the vehicle. When powered on the bench it stays at 0. ???
Has the cluster already been rebuilt ? Or is it still virgin from the factory?
My 05 GMC cluster f,ck is weird. Its been replaced by the previous owner. I got in it today and all of the idiot lights and digital stuff works but none of my needle gauges. Please HELP
I'm having a similar issue with my cluster. Twice now in the last 2 years, I stuck my key in the ignition, and the odometer lit up some goofy symbols, first time looked like it was Arabic, but the second time tripped me out, it was a single dollar sign ($) on each side of the display. I only have one backlight working, and for a month or so, my fuel gauge has been working intermittently, until 2 days ago, the fuel gauge has worked flawlessly (first time in a year or so) but at the same exact time my fuel gauge started working again, the temp gauge is now unresponsive. I have been watching the odometer to know when to fuel up, but the odometer also stopped for a day or two, is now working again. But I'm assuming it didn't just fix itself. It'll happen again. What I'm asking is, because you seem to know a great deal about these clusters, where should I start looking for a bad solder joint for this problem? Or maybe a specific pin has a bad connection? I'm no good at soldering, but used wire glue on a bad solder joint in my rearview mirror months ago and it's still functioning correctly. If I could get my solder skills down, I would love to put all new bulbs as well as fix my connection problems with the gauges and odometer screen. Do you think that maybe there are many bad solder joints to look for? Not counting the backlight bulbs, there are two different gauges, and the odometer screen, makes three suspected bad solder joints, but will gladly take any suggestions that someone with your knowledge has.
It actually sounds like your main processor chip on the board is going out... And unfortunately there is no good way to replace it... You may just have to cut your losses and get another cluster
Hello im having similar situation where my odometer intermittently shuts off and on more rarely now. Would you be able to send me your information to have a rebuild on my cluster?
Thanks in advance.
Sorry for the late reply, I've been out of town for the past couple of weeks but if you are interested you can email me at Drear543210@gmail.com with your contact information and I will get back to you.
I have 04,Suburban 1500 with steering controls, my message center is stuck with Spanish language scrolling.
Is my problem related to the IC you replaced ? I’ve isolated the green board and cleaned it, yet the Message Center won’t reset.
2ndly what’re the pins numbers of your rear connector to power up the board at my work bench. Right now I work on the board and take it to my vehicle to test it.
Sorry for a late reply, it's hard to say what exactly is causing the scrolling language issue without testing the cluster first. And as far as powering up the cluster on the bench, connect pins B9, B11, A11 to positive and B12, A12 to negative and everything should power up... Good luck my friend !!
are you still repairing 2004 chevy instrument clusters? Mine is intermittent
What exactly is going on with it?
Hi, I have a 2003 2500hd that I replaced light bulbs on cluster. When test lights directly they work but won’t work with wiring harness, harness has power to pin A11 and everything else works. Is there a way to tell if a resistor is bad? Thanks.
That's weird, I don't think I've ever seen that problem before
My cluster all warning lights and gauges go out and then a few days later come back on now they are completely out. Is it the plug or a trace or solder joint on the board?
It's going to be a board issue
2004 escalade everything works but mph and the DIC keeps showing random messages and sometimes the security light will come on and everything drops to zero
So the "unknown driver" that pops up is that what you have it hooked up to or will thar always show since you replaced it?
Unknown driver pops up because the cluster is being powered up outside of a vehicle
@@fix206 sounds good....thank you
I once had an 04 Pontiac Sunfire that the mileage odometer was not working. I was driving to work one morning and I hit a bump and it came on briefly then went back out.
Sounds like a loose connection on some of the components on a circuit board
How do you line up those IC pins without a microscope and hold it while hot air soldering? Please do a video on soldering techniques. How do you order that chip?
Chip that I worked on in the video has a bit larger sized legs that I can see quiet clearly... Just have to have a pretty steady hand and take your time in lining it up... Sometime I;ll use a magnifying glass just to make sure that everything is lined up just right. The chip I used I actually pulled off of a parts cluster I had sitting around
Hey man so my speedometer is not turning off ik it’s weird but the gear selection is working still but does not turn off when truck is off
Sounds like the main processor on the board is possibly going out, and the sad part is that there is not really a good way to get it replaced. You would be better off getting another cluster at this point
My dash light is faded and needs to be brighter but I can’t do all that technical work is there a fuse I can change.
Unfortunately there isn't a fuse that you can replace to make things better, an internal cluster component failure is what's causing your issue. I do offer mail in cluster repair service, let me know if you'd be interested in something like that.
How would you fix the PRNDL if its not working ?
First I have to do some testing to see what's causing the issue. It would be hard to say what the problem is without taking a look at the circuitboard first. It may be a bad screen or a bad connection somewhere on the board. I do have people ship me their clusters for repairs. Let me know if you're interested
I would like to know how you soldered that chip in without bridging between leads.
That's the trickiest part of the whole repair... It probably took 5 minutes just to perfectly line the chip up then I used soldering iron to solder one of the corner legs down to the board and then check alignment once again and if all is good then solder the chip in with hot air.. As I said it's tricky buy if you take your time you'll be good with no bridging
@@fix206 Wow. Did not know that was possible. Also, must be low temp solder. Thanks for the response.
Both my hot air station and soldering station are temperature adjustable down to 1 degree. So I can set it as cool or as hot as I want.
Hi! I have a 2004 chey suburban issues with the cluster. Sometimes woks, and sometimes it work.....but the lights on the cluster work at all the time, so I'm confused. Help please!!!
@@albertosanchez1894 you have cracked solder joints
The only lights that come on on my cluster are the back lights and the battery voltage gauge works everything else doesn't oh and the turning signals light up when I use them
05 Silverado diesel my odometer dic display has finally quit (used to be intermittent) can you give me info on where to send and approximately how much you think repair will be...thank you
Shoot me an email to hadiji7551@faxapdf.com
Interesting video!
Ovicousily by all the likes this must be common problem 🙄
Sadly yes, much too common!
Hi there I have a question I was working on my 2003 gmc cluster and accidentally broke the screen you think it can be replaced? I would appreciate your response thank you
Yes it can be replaced... I've replaced them many times... I have some on hand them if you need one
@@fix206 thanks for your response I appreciate it I already bought a use cluster ,can the screen be remove and install on mine
Yes it can
@@fix206 is it the same process using that heat gun Heating all at once ? Then pulling the whole piece out
There are lot's of legs that connect that screen to the circuit board. You would have do use a solder sucker to desolder each leg first and only then you'll be able to remove the green from the board.
What the particular power supply thingyamij that your using to power it on whenever testing the lights out ?
I am using a 12 volt car battery trickle charger
This sounds dumb, but it seems like when I put in over 1/2 Tank of gas. I lose the PRND screen, my ABS and brake light comes on as long as the transmission staying in 3rd gear. When this happens I get 0-2.5v at IGN 0 fuse. Could my fuel gauge be causing this???
I highly doubt that any of the issues that you're having are caused by the fuel gauge.
Have you fixed a DIC with the scrolling language problem yet? My truck is an 06 2500 Duramax and constantly scrolls through the languages. Started off as an intermittent problem but now it's constant. I have also noticed when it does (rarely) stop, my trip 1 &2 mileage is often reset.
I have seen that problem before, but never worked on it. As far as I know the issue lies in the MCU which is the main micro processor on the board. Those things are usually not being replaced due to cost
It is caused by silver migration on the back side of the board. You need to clean it and recoat with conformal coating.
Hi, i have an 06' yukon. My odometer reads Error Code. I took it out, and i noticed a little burn spot on the right side of the screen. Are you able to work on it, if i ship it to you?
The black burnt spot in the corner of the screen suppose to be there... Yes I can can fix the odometer error issue if you ship the cluster to me
@@fix206do you have a video of that repair by chance
Hey there. My Name Everton and I have a similar problem with my instrument 2005 Escalade cluster except mine is completely blank plus slot to left where abs & parking brake I blank also. I understand you have repair web site and I would like to have it repair. Can You Let me how do I proceed or contact information thanks.
good job keep up the good work (Y)
Thank you sir!! Appreciate the comment!!
Had cluster swap. The cluster has Blue LED lights, but mileage indicator and gear indicator are green. Is there a fix for this?
The only way to remedy that would be to swap out the blue LEDs for another color of your choice..
hello. I have an issue with my cluster, my digital display is showing red lines on the display after a while. I know its not good but I don't know what is wrong.
I assume you are talking about the lower display, it sounds like the actual vacuum fluorescent display is going out and would need to be replaced. Hard to tell for sure though without actually doing some testing
Great video! Where can the chip you replaced, be purchased? Thanks!!
That I'm not sure about, because it's not really a common component that fails. So normally components such as this one I pull off of other parts cluster circuit boards.
Fix206 Ok, np, i understand. I appreciate your prompt reply btw. Too many times, you ask questions to UA-camrs and just simply never ever get a response, so thank you for that! 😏👍🏻
np, hope you can get your issue squared away 👍
With no back lighting supplies to the speedometer cluster that is loose I have no backlighting for all pressure fuel gauge battery oil pressure that show the functions of each item from tac2 oil pressure Heat and engine temperature
This includes speedometer which is a main necessity needing to be lit up at night
I have a 03 and my screen parts works but will only flash for me to pick a language and won’t go past that. Would that be the same chip?
No, I believe your problem is a failing main chip on the circuit board that is unfortunately not replaceable :(
What chip did you use can’t find it on line my odometer display is coming on dim without the key on. And running the battery down
Unfortunately the issue that you are experiencing is completely different from the issue that I fixed. Especially if you end up with a battery draw. The problem you are having is with the main processor on the circuit board which unfortunately cannot be corrected. Your best bet is to get another cluster
Thanks bud
Hi, my 2004 Silverado's cluster is not working except for the back lights and blinkers LEDs. Can you guide me on what to check or where to send it for repair as long as it is low cost. Trying to keep the cost of repairs as low as possible. I have retouched the soldering connections and even replaced two 47uf 50V capacitors and still get no response. Please help.
If you already went over all of the usual problem spots, then it's gonna be pretty hard to guess what else I can be without actually doing some testing first.
Hey did you ever get the cluster fixed. Your description is what mine is doing. I’m curious to know what your solution was.
Hey I have this cluster that displays a whole bottom green screen I don’t know if it’s the fuses or anything nothing turns on except where the miles are displayed and not even the motors work
Hard to tell without doing any sort of testing first to determine what's causing the issue
Cracked solder joints