2003 Silverado 2500 HD Duramax - ALL Gauges Not Working

2003 Silverado 2500 HD Duramax - ALL Gauges Not Working - No Movement

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Жыл бұрын

All gauges NOT working/moving. Backlighting works fine. I was able to fix this issue. How? Watch this vid to find out. HINT: Check your fuses first! They are kind of confusing to find on this truck but I'll show you where to look plus you'll see some other details that I learned along the way that may be useful if your fuses are good but you are still having issues. I took the long road to an easy solution but maybe you can learn from my mistakes!!!

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@daddymoz7226 10 ай бұрын

got a rig for under 15k bc his cluster didn’t work n he didn’t know fix it, he even went out n bought a new cluster n now i bought the truck from him n saw the video n now my cluster works good . time for dune szn ‼️‼️😎

@paulhaines5755 10 ай бұрын

Nice! That's awesome glad you got it fixed!

@jeeinocca 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your research and information. Lol, I have spent 3hrs working on my suburban before I found your video. Thanks again and be blessed.

@ianmcclelland9773 Жыл бұрын

If I get to heaven (jury is out) before you, and I think at my age I will, there will be a cold beer waiting for you with my huge thank you for this. I get to save big by not needing to take it to the shop and as an added bonus I get to tell my wife I fixed it. You will eventually get the credit though. Thanks again.

@paulhaines5755 Жыл бұрын

Ha! The best comment I've ever had. I'll take you up on that. Coors Light is fine for me! Glad I can help. DIY vids on youtube have saved me thousands$ over the years so I really enjoy putting stuff on here that might be useful for others. Oh - and please do take the credit from your wife! I do the same...

@terryjones341 5 ай бұрын

My 2003 Chevy Silverado 3500 8.1 L gasoline truck thanks you. I was having the same problem now I know where to look. Thanks for your hard work and effort.

@paulhaines5755 5 ай бұрын

You bet. Hope you find the problem easily!

@brockmantle3372 8 ай бұрын

You just saved me headache. Preciate it!

@paulcastruita9700 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video, I would have never figured it out, my control panel cluster just stopped working randomly, checked the fuse and it wasn’t blown, but when I removed it and put back in, it worked…. Must have been loose.. Thank again!!

@altonbarcarse4158 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. My fuse also wasn’t blown and I saw this and turned my truck on again and everything worked

@bennyolson-cq9ks 9 ай бұрын

Same thing for me. Pulled the fuse put it back in then it worked. Thanks much

@paulhaines5755 5 ай бұрын

Nicely done. Thanks for the comments! Paul

@finn6684 2 күн бұрын

Me too same thing

@lesliepredium4122 Жыл бұрын

Thanks you saved me a lot of stress ! HERO COOL MAN , AMERI - CAN , CAN DO !

@johnmcdaneld4214 Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, you just saved my day. Thanks for sharing!

@paulhaines5755 Жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

@DavidSteffy Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!! You're a life saver buddy. I'd have never found that under 5 more hours of checking and testing, if that. Truly appreciate you sharing this! God bless you and have a great day!

@nikoz86290 Жыл бұрын

Huge help brother. Saved me hours. Thanks!

@xismyname4432 Жыл бұрын

Will check this morning

@chuckdavis3319 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much that was exactly what was wrong with mine

@CrudelyMade Жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing! if it weren't for people like you, we'd all be worse off. :-)

@paulhaines5755 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! The only reason I do these is to help other people out...

@bradmckee6427 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tips on the separate power and wire colors. My problem turned out to be a mouse chewed my orange wire but it gave me a wire color to chase from there once I knew I didn't have power to the orange wire! Thanks

@paulhaines5755 Жыл бұрын

Great! Glad to help. The fuse box on mine has a square hole in the lid that is easy access for a mouse. I taped it shut with ZIP panel tape. Might help....

@armenmm9 Жыл бұрын

Thank you great vidio but witch pins do I use to power the Cluster on the bench? you mentioned the Black and white as Ground and the orange as positive 12v is that correct? or I am missing somthig

@paulhaines5755 Жыл бұрын

I have not bench tested one of these things so I don't know the proper way to do it so do it at your own risk. Here's what I do know per my testing that i did: The black/white wire is ground. The orange wire is 12V (present at all times when everything is working properly regardless of vehicle running or not) and the pink wire is 12V; present when the ignition is turned on/vehicle is running.

@finn6684 2 күн бұрын

Thanks for your video… mine wasn’t the fuse but I did pull it out and cleaned it and it started working

@ChickenView-uv8zi Күн бұрын

Nice!

@finn6684 Күн бұрын

Did it again this morning so I’m just going to replace the fuse with a new one

@maximobautista9671 Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@jaimecastro4375 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@trevin1691 Ай бұрын

Thank You! Do you have a source or link for a good schematic for the cluster pin connection?

@paulhaines5755 Ай бұрын

I don't. There is a vid on youtube a guy did on this where he shows the pin-out of all the wires. I don't recall who it is, though.

@decartusmcfadden4338 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video My cluster went out but the fuse was not blown. I took the fuse out put it back in it started working I guess the corrosion wasn't allowed to make the connection. Show me which fuse was the key Thank you big save for me

@user-sd4pd9li4b Жыл бұрын

Thank you for saving us all alot of grief... POS GM

@CooganBear Жыл бұрын

Hope I get that lucky. Gotta do one tomorrow...

@paulhaines5755 Жыл бұрын

Good luck! yea - I made this issue 100x too complicated but I Learned a bunch of stuff along the way so that's the reason for the vid - sharing the info... I suppose if I had a manual I would have found the fuse location right off the bat but I didn't...

@welderusa9063 6 ай бұрын

Just saw your video. I've got a 04 Suburban my cluster just stopped working. Lights work, I checked the fuse you pointed out and it is fine and getting power. But the whole cluster is still not working. What should I do?

@paulhaines5755 6 ай бұрын

I'd pull the cluster and verify power to the pink and brown wires on the cluster harness as shown in this vid. If you have power, reseat the connector and see if you have any luck with it working. If not, I'd suggest sending it to someone that can repair the cluster as it's likely an internal issue.

@Cleatus25 4 ай бұрын

I’m having same issue. I doubt a mouse chewed my orange power wire but I don’t have a way to check it. I’m assuming it could be the cluster.

@DAVID-rz5xg Жыл бұрын

ive got continuity with my orange wire and ground. what does that mean is it normal for power to have continuity with ground?

@paulhaines5755 Жыл бұрын

I don't think that's normal. It's likely your orange wire is damaged and grounded somewhere in the vehicle. What exactly are you referring to as "continuity" on your meter?

@quangquach918 Жыл бұрын

I took the long why to find this lol

@quintinverbonac6875 8 ай бұрын

Will a gas instrument cluster gm 2500 work in 05 dura max 2500 will a gas 05 2500 instrument cluster fit in the desiel

@paulhaines5755 8 ай бұрын

I'm not sure. I've never done a swap.

@AngelHernandez-lv7xy 9 ай бұрын

When putting in a new gauge cluster does it need to be reprogrammed or is it just a plug-in play?

@paulhaines5755 9 ай бұрын

I've not put a new one in, only repaired a couple of them so I'm not sure.

@papapoynor1956 Жыл бұрын

Going through this now! I’m only getting 5 volts to orange wire! Fuse isn’t blown so idk I just stole power from radio for now

@paulhaines5755 Жыл бұрын

You might try a new fuse. It is possible for a fuse to cause higher resistance = lower voltage but I'm not sure if that is a common thing in a small automotive fuse but it's an easy thing to try. Otherwise I can't really offer any advice as I've not had that problem.

@paulhaines5755 Жыл бұрын

I think I'm wrong in what I said previously; I believe a compromised fuse could restrict current therefore causing a voltage drop "V=IR" Same goes for a damaged wire that is restricting current.

@nickb.6884 10 ай бұрын

Thanks good video. This doesn't help with mine. Mine works then shuts off then works than works etc...

@TheVatocrazy Жыл бұрын

Awesome video, but it's not my fuse...☹️ My truck gauges come on sometimes and sometimes it doesn't. Where else does that cable lead to?

@paulhaines5755 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Not sure about wiring to and from. If I was you, I'd first check the connector to the cluster. Because your problem is intermittent, it will be hard for you to know if it's a power supply issue. I would remove the cluster and jiggle the connector that goes in to the back of it a little and see if the gauges either start working or quit working when you do that. If so, you should consider removing the cluster, take it apart and re-solder the pins that go thru the circuit board to the connector. If you are not comfortable with that, there are plenty of people out there on e-bay that repair these for about $70. They are notoriously flaky gauge clusters. It could be another issue but what I recommend for you to do is pretty easy and low risk even if you aren't a great solder guru.

@LilPeasers 11 ай бұрын

If my 2500 HD isn’t a diesel than what fuse is it under the hood ? I don’t have a ipc fuse because it’s not a diesel

@paulhaines5755 11 ай бұрын

Hmmm - I'm not sure. You'll have to do a little more research. Sorry I can't help.

@kimberlystanley4704 10 ай бұрын

I need the same answrr

@kimberlystanley4704 10 ай бұрын

Found it, it’s under the hood in that fuse box!

@sethflood1545 2 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy! U are fuckin awesome for this video!

@paulhaines5755 2 ай бұрын

You bet!

@tonywilliams332 9 ай бұрын

So I did what you said and the fuse is good but the dash still isn't working

@paulhaines5755 9 ай бұрын

Hmmm - hard to say. I would first try to unplug and re-seat the connector in the back of the cluster and see if that does anything. Beyond that, you should verify power coming to the wires as shown in my vid. If you have power like you should, you might consider sending your cluster out for repair as it's likely internal to the cluster at that point. Thanks, Paul

@paulhaines5755 9 ай бұрын

One other thing to consider if you have power present to the wires but no function... Sometimes the pins in the connector "go bad" and get kinda deformed and don't make a good connection. If you wiggle the connector and you get it to function you might have pins that aren't making the connection or the pins that go thru the circuit board in the cluster for the connector might need to be resoldered.

@latunguley Жыл бұрын

I washed the video because the same thing happened to me three plus Fridays ago going for pizza. The most reliable vehicle I've had in 6 years died 100 yards from its parking spot lost my gauges, lost my prindle lost communication to the TCM lost communication to the ECM and obviously I lost gauges washed a couple billion other videos. For some reason. My Allison transmissions is about 6 quarts to full. I'm going to drain that tomorrow. Don't know why it's not discolored. It's pink like it should be now. I'll be checking the fuses you'd recommended. It has nothing to do that. I saw on your video with fuse ECMB under the hood and nothing to do with ignition zero at the end of the dashboard but I'm going to be checking a screenshots. I took off your videos for the dash cluster cuz the dash is out other than the back lighting

@pmsprivatemanagementsoluti5440 11 ай бұрын

I found my problem after a year 🤦🏽‍♂️

@latunguley 11 ай бұрын

@@pmsprivatemanagementsoluti5440 please do tell