Check gauges light comes on and the oil pressure goes to zero at idle

Asked by hall30188 May 23, 2014 at 03:08 PM about the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2003 Trailblazer. At idle the check gauges light comes on and the oil pressure
goes to zero. It is not making any noises at all. I checked the oil and it is full. It does not
seem to interfere with the way the truck drives.The oil pressure goes up when I step on
the gas and stays where it is supposed to.

7 Answers

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no fuel pressure a low rpm- stop! Check Engine light- stop!

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Those early models had issues with the cluster head and the motors that move the needles to their proper reading. No help from GM for earlier models. You can find a cluster repair on EBay, very reasonable considering GM charges about $500 buck for a new cluster. Don't jump on the first guy you find or the cheapest. Read through them and look for someone with a lot of experience and guarantees. There is a guy that explains every possible thing you could ask. Good luck

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The light comes on because it's telling you to check your gages. Thats why your oil is staying on zero. I think the cluster is going bad. But the strange yellow orange light that's just a gage check warning. It doesn't effect the performance of the car.

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If it fluctuates from 0 - 40 then it could be the sending unit or maybe the oil pressure sensor is going bad or bad. I would start with the cheapest solutions first. Even if you are a quart low it will do that also.

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30

I too want a solution on this. When the ‘check gauges’ light comes on, the RPMs increase upto 1.5 from 0.7 (idle). Please tell me how can I switch the light off as a whole. I know my temperature gauge is broken and I don’t want to fix it at this point. Please help!

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70

it's the o ring on the oil pickup tube in the oil pan. I just changed mine after dealing with the same problem. Now holds 40 psi at idle.

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