gauges not working (Instrument cluster dead??)

[boston1500]

I have a 96 Grand Am 2.4L. I was driving when all my gauges suddenly stopped working. The engine was still running fine. The temp, rpm, speed, and gas gauges are not working. Three idiot lights are on. One is the temp overheating light (car did not overheat), one is the TRAC light, and one is the ETS off light (Which I find really strange because I do not have that option). I've checked the fuses and have disconnected the batter but nothing has helped. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks

[Talcan]

get your self a code reader or take it to gm....

[fluffybunny]

check for codes in the body control module could just havea shorted cluster. good luck

[cfaris]

this one I know cuz I had the same problem with my 97 GA. Check all the grounds coming off the ECM. Mine started doing the same thing and after 3 weeks of troubleshooting I found a bad ground. Fixed that and then that fixed all the problems.

[errn]

Originally Posted by Talcan

get your self a code reader or take it to gm....

I have this same problem.....I took mine to GM...said they couldn't find anything wrong, couldn't duplicate prob. Can't diagnose if it's not doing it when they have it....I'm going to try some of the posted suggestions...let you know if they work.