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Just had fuel pump replaced and now instrument cluster is dead no gauges work and warning lights stay on. Car starts and drives fine just no gauges?

Submitted: 305 days and 23 hours ago.
Category: Pontiac
Value: $15
Status: AWAITING CUSTOMER ACTION

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Welcome XXXXXX. The warning lights staying on sounds like the bulb test contact is stuck. The system works be grounding a wire through the ignition switch when the switch is rotated past the run position. Ideally the contact releases and the gauges will return to normal. Do the gauges stay this way when you turn the key from off to the accessory position? The run position? If so, I would inspect the wiring around the ignition switch. I would also tap on the cluster. There could be a short inside. If you find nothing, do you have a test light so we can do some diagnosis? Let me know if this is what you are looking for and let me know what you find.

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Answered: 1/21/2009

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Lead technician, GM Grand Master Technician 2007. 9 years Automotive experience, 7 years with GM

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