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Service VME - Driver Information Center Inoperative in the IPC

Subject:Service VME - Driver Information Center Inoperative in the IPC

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When servicing the vehicle with the VIN you entered, the following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the described symptoms.

SERVICE VME

Some customers may comment that their Driver Information Center (DIC ) display is inoperative or goes blank. Root cause has been traced to insufficient solder on capacitor C105. New capacitor ( X-series ) with better soldering capabilities was introduced in production about mid-December, 2002. Fix is still to replace the I/P cluster on vehicles built prior to January, 2003.

Please follow this diagnosis process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed. If these steps do not resolve the condition, please contact GM TAC for further diagnostic assistance. This diagnostic approach was developed for the vehicle with the VIN you entered and should not be automatically be used for other vehicles with similar symptoms.