Instrument Cluster display malfunction

Does anyone know what causes the mileage display on the instrument cluster to fade in and out. Sometimes I can get the mileage to display when pressing in the reset button and other times I can't. Sometimes when I get it to display it will display until I turn my truck off. Then when I restart my truck minutes later it won't display.

Any thoughts on what causes that. It so expensive to have a cluster replaced.

Thanks for the help!

Alesis89

I had this exact issue on my '99 Silverado when I bought it, assuming you mean the *entire* green display, including PRND321 gear selector and the odometer. The dealership found it to be a short in the cluster, and had to have the cluster replaced. I found that tapping lightly on the dash right above where the display was brought it back, but it would come and go intermittently.

Check out the price on a rebuilt cluster, they are MUCH cheaper. Of coruse you could try a salvage yard, the problem being the odometer reading. When you get a rebuild they set the odometer to what your odometer says, if you get one from a salvage yard you would have to find one 'in the ballpark'. Be sure to get one close to your mileage, odometer tampering is a felony!

-slacker

P.S. I happen to have one from a 2000 that I would let go. If I remember right it has 24,000 miles on it. If your interested, I'd take $100 and pay the shipping, and also give you the exact mileage.

-slacker

OK, I just got done fixing my display on my 99. I was having the same problem. It takes about 3 minuets with a 7mm socket to remove the entire cluster from the truck, after you remove the front of the dash. The front of the dash is removed by pulling with your fingers. It just clips on the face of the dash. One piece from the headlight switch to the a/c ducts above the ash tray. I found that the problem was a cold solder joint at the re-set switch. I just hit the 2 points where the re-set switch is soldered to the pc board. It's been working fine ever since.