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Old May 22, 2003 | 12:25 AM
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Re:"Check Gauges" flashing on and off intermitenly

Got the reflash today, so far everything is fine, I'm going camping this weekend, so I'll let everyone know if I see the light again now that it is supposedly fixed.
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Old May 22, 2003 | 07:48 AM
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Re:"Check Gauges" flashing on and off intermitenly

Got the reflash last week and no Check Gauges light sence...good deal
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Old May 22, 2003 | 10:30 AM
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Re:"Check Gauges" flashing on and off intermitenly

[quote author=BamBam link=board=17;threadid=14404;start=15#140899 date=1053607726]<br>Got the reflash last week and no Check Gauges light sence...good deal<br>[/quote]<br><br>Bam,<br>That's is $s &amp; cents in your pocket, Heh, Ho, Ho!
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Old May 31, 2003 | 12:47 AM
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Re:"Check Gauges" flashing on and off intermitenly

;D Hey guys, the flash is out to fix this problem. See your friendly ( ) DC dealer to get it FLASHED!!!<br>
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Old Jun 1, 2003 | 05:59 PM
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Re:"Check Gauges" flashing on and off intermitenly

Since dealer reflashed mine on recall, my Engine Malfunction Light has come on twice and &quot;Light Out&quot; has come on once. Nothing wrong. ???
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Old Jun 1, 2003 | 09:16 PM
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Re:"Check Gauges" flashing on and off intermitenly

For the first 12k or so my check gauges lite flashed about 2 times I saw. Last couple of weeks it flashes a couple times a minute. Drove 6 hours today and could almost predict when it would flash. Musta done it 50 times. Seems when I lift off the throttle it would flash. Wierd. Black electrical tape over the lite has fixed it for now. I'll wait a bit with the reflash to see if it works...
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Old Jul 15, 2003 | 10:07 PM
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Re:"Check Gauges" flashing on and off intermitenly

Just take it to the dealership and tell them to flash the instrument cluster this will fix it!
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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 09:58 AM
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[quote author=Mark Thomas link=board=17;threadid=14404;start=15#160381 date=1058324859]<br>Just take it to the dealership and tell them to flash the instrument cluster this will fix it!<br>[/quote]<br><br>Make sure they follow DC's instructions explicitly. I have seen some posts where the instructions were not followed and the entire instrument cluster was destroyed resulting in a new cluster having to be ordered. I believe there is also an issue in regards to the stereo system when they do the reflash. You could try doing a search on the instrument cluster reflash.
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Old Jul 17, 2003 | 12:50 AM
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Re:"Check Gauges" flashing on and off intermitenly

[quote author=Jonesey link=board=17;threadid=14404;start=15#160523 date=1058367495]
[quote author=Mark Thomas link=board=17;threadid=14404;start=15#160381 date=1058324859]
Just take it to the dealership and tell them to flash the instrument cluster this will fix it!
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Make sure they follow DC's instructions explicitly. I have seen some posts where the instructions were not followed and the entire instrument cluster was destroyed resulting in a new cluster having to be ordered. I believe there is also an issue in regards to the stereo system when they do the reflash. You could try doing a search on the instrument cluster reflash.
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I had the CO2 recall, the alternator bracket TSB, and the Check Gauges TSB performed on my truck about 2 weeks ago. The dealer 'said' that they followed the instructions to the T for the check gauges TSB, and the STILL killed my truck. They killed the main ECM. It didn't even know that it was attached to a truck. Mine wouldn't run. They had to do a bit of work with Star to get the truck to run again and to get the cluster to start functioning again. Since then, I've not had any lights show up, and my Brake light used to flash on from time to time when I'd come to a stop. So far that hasn't happened again.
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