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Question
WE HAVE A 1990 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD D'ELEGANCE AND THE LAMP TO THE DASH IS OUT.JUST WONDERING IS THIS SOMETHING WE CAN REPAIR ON OUR OWN. WE ARE UNABLE TO SEE HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE CAR NOR CAN WE SEE HOW FAST WE ARE GOING ETC...YOUR FEEDBACK WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
Hi,
Not real sure what you are refering to. There are many dash lamps in the instrument panel.
If you are refering to the dash lights, there are 2 things you should check. Turn on your headlights and make sure your tail lights arte working. Commonly because of the circuit wiring, if the tail lights don't work, the dash lights won't either.
You may just have a blown fuse for the dash lights or tail lights.
If you have the owner's manual, it will tell you where to find these fuses in the car.
Anything more than that, you will need to send the car out for diagnoses and repair.
Rob
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Rob Painter
Expertise
Alarm system questions cannot be answered on this forum. These systems are not what I can answer. Without being physically at the vehicle and not knowing what kind of electrical service has been done on the vehicle, there is no possible way to give an accurate answer over the internet. My expertise is in Ignition/key based anti-theft systems. These issues include GM VATS (resistor chip in key blade) PASSLOCK (MRD)-ignition lock rotation based, no special ignition key and the PKIII Transponder (computer chip in key) systems. These systems are not alarm based and are integral with the starting of the engine. This is why I cannot diagnose alarm problems without physically looking at the vehicle: Alarm systems are a completely different annimal than ignition key/lock based anti-theft system. Many alarm questions come from vehicles 10 years old, and since older, many hands that had been involved over the years.I am an expert in all GM factory (ignition/key based)systems. Alarm system questions pose to many situations beyond my knowledge as to what has been done to the vehicle over the years. Some guy may have actually wired the stereo into the alarm system. Who knows? Over my past 30 years in vehicle wiring repair, I have seen unbelievable wiring disaters done by guys that consider themselves "mechanics." I have seen stereos and alarms intalled using surgical tape. I have seen modules burn up, un-fused circuits, wiring jambed between the doors and even lamp cord used for a starter kill. To answer alarm questions over the internet without examining the vehicle is like asking; What does it take to remove a dent?
Experience
Education/Credentials-ASE certified. 11 years with a GM dealer and 17 years with a repair facility dealing with only the repair of theft recovered vehicles.
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