2007 Tahoe dashboard Lights Out And Kicking Back 7 Amps?

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durfita

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HI ALL, I AM NOT A MECHANIC SO BEAR WITH ME. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BACKLIGHTING THE SPEEDOMETER ARE OUT AND OUR VERY RELIABLE MECHANIC CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT. HE SENT THE ELECTRICAL CLUSTER TO AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER - NO ISSUES. SENT TO CHEVY - NO ISSUES. HE SAID WHEN PLUGGED IN IT SENDS 7 AMPS BACK TO THE BATTERY?

WE ARE ON THE LIST TO ORDER A NEW TAHOE AND WILL TRADE THIS IN SO WE SAID FORGET IT. BUT CHEVY NOW IS OUT OF GREEN PAINT, SUNROOFS AND TOW PACKAGES... WTH. WHY PAY $80K FOR A VEHICLE WE DON'T LOVE? THE LIGHT IS THE ONLT ISSUE IN THE OLD GIRL BUT IT'S A A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THE HIGHWAY. ANY IDEAS ON WHAT COULD BE WRONG?

PS - I REFUSE TO TAKE TO THE CHEVY DEALER, LAST TIME WE CAME IN FOR A TUNEUP THEY REPLACED OUR REAR DIFFERENTIAL WITHOUT OUR PERMISSION AND REFUSED TO GIVE US OUR PARTS (ILLEGAL IN CA). THEN OUR PERFECT TRUCK RAN EXTREMELY ROUGHLY AND BROKE DOWN A WEEK LATER ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY HOME FROM YELLOWSTONE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!
 

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Requested mods move this to the correct year forum. And all caps = SHOUTING

Could you provide a little clarification on the issue? I'm wondering how a cluster can send 7A back to a battery. Did he mean it was drawing 7A current?
 
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durfita

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NOT SHOUTING, HAND SURGERY SO I CANNOT PRESS SHIFT!

NO, HE SAID IT WAS SENDING POWER BACK TO THE BATTERY? LIKE BLOWING AFUSE I GUESS?
 
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