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Anonymous Posted on Dec 23, 2014

I have a 2004 Chevy Tahoe. The instrument panel is not working. The panel lights are on but the dials are not functioning at all. At one time the dials were sporatically working but now they are no

I have tried removing the instrument panel and plugging it back in again. It may work for a few minutes, but then goes out again.

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I have the same problem on instrument cluster sometimes its working very well and sometime not. i try different thins i clean the terminals adding more ground and power but the problems always come back. so i change the whole instrument cluster.i recomend to change your instrument cluster

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It sounds like the instrument panel isn't making good connections. After starting the vehicle, if the gauges aren't working smack the top of the dash with the flat of your hand. If the gauges start working the cluster isn't making good connections. Remove it again and inspect the connectors if they look dull or corroded use whatever you can to remove the corrosion. An emery file works in some connections, fine sand paper wrapped around something that will fit into them etc. Sometimes a knife tip in there and a light scraping to clean off the surface. Hope this does the trick.

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