All of the gauges are not working?

2000 HOLDEN COMMODORE
355,000 MILES • 3.8L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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2STONEY
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Once every week or so just the Speedometer may come back to life for a few hours give or take. What would that be from and what do I need to do to fix them?
Unfortunately, I got angry and punched my steering wheel and from then on, my horn is stuck on 24/7 so I have it disconnected atm, how do I fix that too??
Cheers in advance.
May 18, 2024 at 2:21 PM
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It happens, no worries, please start a new thread for the horn issue. For the speedometer problem, you say "all gauges" and then "speedometer" is not working. So if the cluster stops working you will need to install a rebuilt unit which you can find by searching google or ebay. Here is how to change it out. If it is just the speedometer not working I would swap out the VSS, here is the location for that as well. Check out the images (below). Please let us know what happens.



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May 20, 2024 at 12:59 PM
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It's not just Speedo it's gas and temp and revs too?
May 20, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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So all of the gauges?
May 21, 2024 at 8:21 AM
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Yes
May 21, 2024 at 5:16 PM
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Could it be something to do with getting enough power?
May 21, 2024 at 10:36 PM
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I would remove the cluster and check the electrical connectors and the rear of the unit, and if they look okay get a rebuilt instrument cluster.
May 22, 2024 at 10:53 AM
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Okay, cheers, I'll try that.
May 27, 2024 at 12:41 AM