# Lights out in the dashboard

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-out-in-the-dashboard/59950>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** astro, chevrolet\
**Created:** [January 14, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-out-in-the-dashboard/59950 "2011-01-14T20:02:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![rocklady47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@rocklady47](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocklady47)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-out-in-the-dashboard/59950/1 "2011-01-14T20:02:58Z")

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I have a 2000 Astro Van the lights in the dash are out, the gas guage is not moving

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-out-in-the-dashboard/59950/2 "2011-01-14T20:03:50Z")

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Sounds like a fuse to me.

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**Author:** ![rocklady47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@rocklady47](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocklady47)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-out-in-the-dashboard/59950/3 "2011-01-14T20:04:52Z")

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The lights in the dashboard are out. The gas gauge is not registering, and the tank is full.

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**Author:** ![rocklady47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@rocklady47](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocklady47)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-out-in-the-dashboard/59950/4 "2011-01-14T20:08:50Z")

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I will check, and let you know

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-out-in-the-dashboard/59950/5 "2011-01-14T23:52:29Z")

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Check for a bad ground connection

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-out-in-the-dashboard/59950/6 "2011-01-15T03:48:40Z")

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Have you checked the dimmer control position for the dash lights to make sure it is up all the way? The gas gauge is a seperate issue. There may be a wiring problem to the sensor in the tank.

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-out-in-the-dashboard/59950/7 "2011-01-15T04:19:07Z")

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How about the radio display, can you change its intensity with the dimmer switch? If the radio goes dim to bright and the cluster does not you have isolated to cluster at least.