Mike Gesme

The issue turned out to be the IPC fuse (#43 under the hood in my 2010 Silverado). The fuse was the first thing I checked, but I had only visually inspected it and it appeared intact, so I had moved on to the cluster, ignition switch, etc. After those failed to fix the problem, I tested the fuse and sure enough it failed. Swapped in another fuse, and the whole cluster came back to life. Feeling silly for losing so much time to an easy fix, but looking forward to how much time this lesson will save me next time I have electrical issues.

Much appreciated, Jsdirt. I actually tried swapping out the cluster (the whole thing in the picture) and got the same behavior as my original (just check engine light, nothing else). The truck does start and run down the road just fine with no cluster plugged in. I've heard that a lot of things run through the ignition switch, so that's my next guess if I can't track down a faulty ground somewhere. Thanks for the suggestion about the pins too - I'll take a look at the harness.

I have a 2010 Silverado 1500. The instrument cluster is completely non-functional except for the check engine light. The gauges do not work, nothing displays on the LCD, and no other lights illuminate. The check engine light will come on when the key is turned on, but as soon as the engine starts it too disappears. Everything else seems to work - radio, A/C, etc. I checked the fuses that I figured could be related. disconnected and reconnected the battery. I banged on the dash in case of a loose connection, and even tried swapping out the cluster panel with another panel, and got the exact same behavior. Would anyone be willing to share any advice or guesses? Should I change the ignition switch? Look for a bad ground (not sure where to start with that).