djkrazzzy Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 Do anyone know how to replace the dash info cluster on a 96 northstar devel, also how much do one cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 If you dont mind me asking what is wrong with your current cluster? Have you tried disconnecting the battery? Replacing with a used unit requires reprogramming to your vehicle. And if it is the cluster itself that is bad, there are companies that rebuild them. Honestly I have yet to see any go bad without a darn good reason GM FAN FOREVER Nice, clean, luxury= fine automobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMUEL Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 My dash-info-cluster-was dark when I started the car then it came on for about five minutes and went dark again and it dark now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 hi @SAMUEL welcome to CaddyInfo. Oddly, sometimes the dash cluster can be related to the connection for the positive battery cable. Have you had to disconnect or replace the battery lately? It can also be related to the light sensor -- the dash is not off per se, it is simply operating at a invisibly dim level. Based on your description however it sounds like the dash cluster is not getting power. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 To continue the thought, if I am right that the battery cable/connection is in play, what you would do is - with the engine off, key off -- disconnect the battery cable bundle on the positiive battery post, take the stacked cables apart, clean the connections, put them all back together, and re-attach to the positive post on the battery. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 While doing the above, while they are disconnected from the battery, touch the.cables together for a couple of minutes to drain off any residual power. If you still have problems I can go to my 96 manual Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 @SAMUEL reports that on investigation he found that one of the fuse sockets in the trunk was not grounded properly. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Oh good, I wonder how he found that? Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMUEL Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 On 7/11/2016 at 1:28 PM, SAMUEL said: My dash-info-cluster-was dark when I started the car then it came on for about five minutes and went dark again and it dark now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMUEL Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Just now, SAMUEL said: I cleaned my Battery Cables/my Ins/cluster did not light up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMUEL Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 On 5/30/2011 at 8:51 AM, djkrazzzy said: Do anyone know why the ins/cluster lights did not come on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Explain exactly what is out Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 The entire instrument cluster is out? Can you determine if it is getting power? Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMUEL Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 On 7/20/2016 at 6:53 PM, BodybyFisher said: Explain exactly what is out The display for my digital instrument cluster is not lighted up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 To determine if the issue is the cluster next you will want to determine if the cluster is getting power or not. To do that I think you will need to probe the connection to the cluster with power on. However, I would try again to disssemble and reassemble the positive battery cable first. Once you get in to disassemaly of the dash to diagnose it becomes a project. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMUEL Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 On 7/20/2016 at 6:53 PM, BodybyFisher said: Explain exactly what is out The display for my digital instrument cluster is not lighted up. I cleaned the cables,checked all the fuses behind the back seat, I also ran the car more than five miles but the cluster have no light, what can I try next; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMUEL Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 On 7/20/2016 at 6:53 PM, BodybyFisher said: Explain exactly what is out On 7/11/2016 at 3:06 PM, BodybyFisher said: While doing the above, while they are disconnected from the battery, touch the.cables together for a couple of minutes to drain off any residual power. If you still have problems I can go to my 96 manual What can I try now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 I was reading my manual tonight. There is a DIC switch, that turns the DIC off, if I read it correctly. Try toggling that switch on and off and see what happens, tap the switch, rock it. If that switch is bad it will black out the DIC. There are 2 grounds to look at also. Ill research where they are an post. Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Hi BodybyFisher, SAMUEL reported a post in a topic titled 96 dash Info cluster out I need to know where is the switch? Samuel, I need you to do me a favor. Do not reply to your thread here by hitting REPORT, go to the bottom here and reply, in the area that states REPLY to this message or topic. Ill come back to you on the switch. I had a 96, the switch should be obvious, it turns off the DIC. Let me check the manual. Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMUEL Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 The switch is ok it work the lights on the side of the ins cluster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Ill be back asap, i need to scan pages out of the service manual. It may be in the morning. Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Samual, since your DIC is not working you can not retrieve diagnostic codes is that correct, yes or no? It is possible that you may need to find someone that has an appropriate device that can extract BODY and IPC codes. A simple code reader typically only retrieves P or Powertrain codes. Here are the scans, I have done. I hope these help for testing voltages and grounds. See the Drivers Information Center (DIC) Inoperative. I am not sure what they mean when they say, "when a DIC switch is pressed", they may mean pressing the "INFORMATION" button. Normally you can cycle through various engine conditions along with fuel statistics. I hope this helps, it was a lot of scanning. Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMUEL Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 On 7/20/2016 at 6:53 PM, BodybyFisher said: Explain exactly what is out The inner ins/ cluster is dark, the left and right side is lighted, so what is the test for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMUEL Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Do I have to replace the ins/clustre? if so what is the removal instruction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Samuel, if you press information, does ANYTHING show up on the bottom of the center like Coolant Temp, the Charging Rate, Timer? Does the DIGITAL SPEED show up in the square box? Turn the head light switch to see if it brightens the center portion. See if you can extract codes, on the heater and AC control push the OFF button and the top (warmer) buttons together. See if the DIC shows the codes, if it shows codes run this until you can write down all codes. I want to see what you are getting here. If you are not getting anything let me know. I may need you to get to a dealer to pull ALL codes. Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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