temp gauge in the dash is in accurate

Asked by Duane Nov 10, 2024 at 12:46 PM about the 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have an 05 tahoe. Yesterday I thought the car was overheating. but once I
opened the hood it didn't appear to be overheated. I waited until this morning
to go out and see what was going on. When I started the car I noticed the
temp gauge was already showing about 120 degrees. The car had not even
run for a minute so I know it wasn't overheated.  I believe the gauge is bad
and it's not the sending unit. Your thoughts and suggestion on repairing or
replacing the gauge. Thank you for your help. Duane

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Gene answered about a month ago

These gauges are servo motor driven and do fail. But first you need to ohm out the wiring, any corrosion, fraying or even a bad connection can cause a misread. There are shops out there that specialize in dash gauge repairing, cause if you don't know what you are doing you can ruin the other gauges.

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