Wiring problems?

2003 CHEVROLET S-10
132,159 MILES • 2.2L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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19BIGMIKE94
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While driving every light goes off the mileage sets to 000000 and every gauge dances hard except the battery voltage gauge then it goes back to normal. Mostly happens when I get down on it to get on the highway. It doesn’t lose power or skip just the dash. Last night I replaced the starter and this morning it started acting up. Not sure if I did something wrong when replacing the starter. I appreciate it.
Sep 14, 2022 at 3:43 PM
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MIKE H R
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check your wiring, make sure you have a good ground from the battery to the engine and a good ground to the chassis.
Sep 14, 2022 at 4:00 PM
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STRAILER
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This happens when the instrument clusters go out, you will need a rebuilt unit here is a video of the job being done on a similar vehicle.

https://youtu.be/_HEC44xENxw

Please let us know if you need anything else to get the problem fixed.
Sep 16, 2022 at 10:16 AM
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