I have a 2001 Yukon XL and the odometer Lights as well as the PRNDL lights are no longer working. They stopped working but if you hit the dash they came back on. Now they will not come back on. What could the issue be? How big of a deal is it to correct the issue as I have to go to inspectiona nd it will fail as they can not see how many miles are on the vehicle. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Odometer Light issue
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Rivieraracing
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Might just be the wiring harness connection, take the cluster out and check them!!
badtothe bone
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Usually the cluster is shared with the cluster for the same model year of pick up truck.
You almost never hear of one where you can bang on the dash to get it to work. So I am wondering why you didn't try to get it fixed when it first went bad?
I will sell you a used one - if you need to replace it, or you can go to a junkyard and make your own deals. it could be anything, but I would check the plug. The plug is pretty hard to remove because you have to squeeze both sides of the plug at the same time to remove it. I would say that it was a all or nothing type plug where either it is plugged in or it isn't and there isn't any way for it to fall out because of its design.
My advice is to put the parking brake on. Turn the key to on and put the shift lever to 1st gear. Pull out on the corners of the bezel until you get the whole bezel loose. Then pull it out towards you. Tilt it downward from the top. You will need to tilt the steering wheel to get it out. Then there is 4 - seven millimeter screws in the corners of the cluster. Take them out with a screw driver with either a torx bit and long extension or just use a 1/4 inch extension with a 7mm socket. Then the cluster will tilt down and you can pull it towards you. Squeeze the top of the plug. At least one side of the squeeze part will be blue. As you are squeezing it, pull up and it will come off and then you can take the cluster out of the dash the rest of the way and put the shifter back into park and turn the key off.
The face on the front just clips onto the white part that holds the gauges. The gauges just sits inside of the bucket. You can pull them out of the bucket if you want.
There are no user serviceable parts inside - unless you know what you are doing.
You almost never hear of one where you can bang on the dash to get it to work. So I am wondering why you didn't try to get it fixed when it first went bad?
I will sell you a used one - if you need to replace it, or you can go to a junkyard and make your own deals. it could be anything, but I would check the plug. The plug is pretty hard to remove because you have to squeeze both sides of the plug at the same time to remove it. I would say that it was a all or nothing type plug where either it is plugged in or it isn't and there isn't any way for it to fall out because of its design.
My advice is to put the parking brake on. Turn the key to on and put the shift lever to 1st gear. Pull out on the corners of the bezel until you get the whole bezel loose. Then pull it out towards you. Tilt it downward from the top. You will need to tilt the steering wheel to get it out. Then there is 4 - seven millimeter screws in the corners of the cluster. Take them out with a screw driver with either a torx bit and long extension or just use a 1/4 inch extension with a 7mm socket. Then the cluster will tilt down and you can pull it towards you. Squeeze the top of the plug. At least one side of the squeeze part will be blue. As you are squeezing it, pull up and it will come off and then you can take the cluster out of the dash the rest of the way and put the shifter back into park and turn the key off.
The face on the front just clips onto the white part that holds the gauges. The gauges just sits inside of the bucket. You can pull them out of the bucket if you want.
There are no user serviceable parts inside - unless you know what you are doing.
Actually it is my wife's Yukon and she was the one who told me she would hit the dash & it came on. I had a mechanic look into it and said it was a big job that could only be done by the dealer as they needed to replace the odemeter and the part alone was VERY expensive so she has been driving without being able to read the odemeter or see if it is in PRNDL. I will look into taking it apart just nervous as there are lots of wires behind the dash etc.
badtothe bone
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There is only one wire that goes to the cluster and the cluster is all one piece. As I have said before, if I knew what year it was and if I had the part, I would sell it to you.
The cluster retains the memory for the mileage and the engine hours in the prom in the cluster. All you need to do is find a cluster with the amount of miles on it that you wish to have. Plug it in and it will work.
I would check all the fuses with a ohm meter, one at a time. But fuses are a all or nothing type of thing. Either they work or they burn out. When they burn out, you can bang on the dash all you want and it is not going to come back on.
You have a electric box under the hood that has the general electrical fuses, lights, turn signals, etc and you have a second fuse panel inside of the truck on the drivers or passengers side under a removeable panel. About the only thing you can do is take them out and make sure that nothing is corroded and put them back in - one at a time.
Check the ignition key and look on her key ring to see if she is one of those stupid women that has a bunch of junk hanging off the end of the key ring.
If she has a bunch of junk, be prepared somewhere down the road to spend a lot of money to replace the ignition cylinder.
Many time when I see problems like yours, it is associated with the key and the junk on the key ring.
The cluster retains the memory for the mileage and the engine hours in the prom in the cluster. All you need to do is find a cluster with the amount of miles on it that you wish to have. Plug it in and it will work.
I would check all the fuses with a ohm meter, one at a time. But fuses are a all or nothing type of thing. Either they work or they burn out. When they burn out, you can bang on the dash all you want and it is not going to come back on.
You have a electric box under the hood that has the general electrical fuses, lights, turn signals, etc and you have a second fuse panel inside of the truck on the drivers or passengers side under a removeable panel. About the only thing you can do is take them out and make sure that nothing is corroded and put them back in - one at a time.
Check the ignition key and look on her key ring to see if she is one of those stupid women that has a bunch of junk hanging off the end of the key ring.
If she has a bunch of junk, be prepared somewhere down the road to spend a lot of money to replace the ignition cylinder.
Many time when I see problems like yours, it is associated with the key and the junk on the key ring.
Eagle
Thansk for all the help -STAFF!
I would jsut replace the cluster
you can get them from digital dash solutions.
You can always take it out and look for a broken trace or solder joint first though.
B2the bone needs lithium. I hope he gets a nice long vacation from here, for his sake.
you can get them from digital dash solutions.
You can always take it out and look for a broken trace or solder joint first though.
B2the bone needs lithium. I hope he gets a nice long vacation from here, for his sake.
ditto!!!!!
