# Digital Insturment cluster

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/digital-insturment-cluster/16325>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 7, 2008, 8:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/digital-insturment-cluster/16325 "2008-07-07T08:46:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jay0823](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a5b964/32.png) [@jay0823](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jay0823)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 8:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/digital-insturment-cluster/16325/1 "2008-07-07T08:46:49Z")

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Hi, I have a 89 Chevy Beretta and it has a digital instrument cluster in it,My speedometer skips around reading differnt miles per hour on it,what does that mean?..Do I need to replace the cluster or? also I can barley can see the panel lighted up is this a blub that is blown? its very dark.

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**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GreasyJack)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/digital-insturment-cluster/16325/2 "2008-07-07T19:04:30Z")

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The electrical connector for the cluster is probably a little loose-- it’s the same connector that gives it the Vehicle Speed Sensor data as well as the power to illuminate it. You’ll probably need to take it out and clean the connectors and make sure it goes back in snug.

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**Author:** ![bedrock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bedrock/32/868_2.png) [@bedrock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bedrock)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/digital-insturment-cluster/16325/3 "2008-07-07T20:51:00Z")

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i had that problem on a 1987-new yorker,it was a bad ground.good luck