Small gauges stop working

2008 BUICK ENCLAVE
190,000 MILES • 3.6L • V6 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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BOS1957
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speedometer and tachometer lights work but the small gauges go out after a short bit. just wondering if you have come across this before i have to pull out the cluster?
Jul 9, 2019 at 4:39 PM
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Yep, it sounds like the cluster has gone bad. here is a video of the job being done in a similar vehicle and diagrams below to show you how on your car:

https://youtu.be/_HEC44xENxw

Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what happens.

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Jul 11, 2019 at 11:14 AM
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