Parts and nnalert

[JimS]

Why would nnalert limit the supply of instrument clusters for a 2005 Silverado?

 

[504]

The small electronic parts are made in China.Welders used to take three days to order,now it is three weeks if you are lucky.

 

[Steve@Advance]

The universal blame shift excuse for all things slow, wrong, or not happening!

 

[Billy Shafer]

Seems like everything today. Is blamed on nnalert.

 

[JimS]

Ah, the universal default. Why didn't anyone tell me. So if I don't get up, or I'm late, or I break something, or don't feel like fixing something it's all due to nnalert. Got it.

 

[Dennis Minn]

JimS,


Are you getting a replacement? I did a cluster re-build from a place in Texas, something like circuit board doctor, or something close to that. That was money well spent.

They rebuilt it, with warranty, and I added the LED lighting for good measure.

Hope you fair well in your endeavor,

D>

 

[SDE]

Cov-id caused some business to have to shut down. Some of these companies have not not been able to catch up to their backlog. GF works 4- 10 hour days and 6 hours on Friday. They have been getting only one Friday off per month.

 

[John Deere D]

Check out :

US has Run Up $5.5 Trillion in Trade Deficits With China

And then start to realise the JACK POT NORTH AMERICA is in.

China supplies NORTH AMERICANS with everything and anything we are foolish enough to purchase from them...IMHO.

Bob..

 

[Traditional Farmer]

X2

 

[SVcummins]

Pretty tough to buy much that isnt made in China and when you do its lesser quality and higher price

 

[4520BW]

Not sure what wrong with your cluster but my 03 gauges stopped working over time so I sent it to a guy in Wisconsin and he rebuilt it for a little over a 100 bucks. I believe he may stock rebuilt clusters too.

 

[warbaby]

Scrapyards are full of trucks with good clusters! Take your time to look around and you can probably find one that will shave 50-100K off of your trucks mileage...

 

[PeterE]

The ports are a mess. A mix of increased shipping and labor shortages. There ships just sitting out at sea, waiting for a chance to get in. My wife works in international shipping and it's a huge problem.
Dozens of container ships waiting to be unloaded

 

[jimg.allentown]

Yes, there is a word for that. Odometer fraud.

Not a crime as long as the vehicle is properly documented and correct mileage is reported, but a federal crime otherwise.

 

[DeltaSteve]

Part supplys are suffering because our wonderful government has shut every thing down. Scared we are going to get sick...And die!!!!!Food is short(we are hungry),we are going brokeWe arn't allowed to open our businesses)_,we cant get parts to keep operateing,we are being denied medical care,we are forced to stay in our appartments(forced voluntary imprisonment)not allowed to go anywhere/do anything...the list goes on...All to keep us "healthy".But we are not getting sick? Yes,I AM angry

 

[DoubleO7]

(quoted from post at 03:33:24 03/12/21) Pretty tough to buy much that isnt made in China and when you do its lesser quality and higher price

Not many things sold in North America and made in China are bought directly from China by the consumer.

So who really is to blame on quality and price???

If your guess is China, or the consumer, make another guess.

 

[Hockeygoon]

Actually the scrap yards of full of GM trucks with the exact same gauge cluster issues. Its an extremely common issue that spread across the GM lines from Impalas to pickups.

Look on Ebay - there are people that rebuild them fixing the gauges and the lights.

As for shaving miles - the gauge may lie but unless you change the OBDII computer hooking up a code reader will tell the truth.

 

[gearheadbill]

At my daytime job, I deal with a lot of different vendors. After the China virus shutdown, I am confronted with a lot of reasons I can't get service from almost all of my vendors. Parts are on backorder, parts people are working from home without the resources to get the items I need, issues with shipping, a difficult time getting invoices or paper work, the list goes on. The other day I went to my local men's clothing store and they are even having a difficult time getting clothes. Thank you government for shutting things down, and news media for scaring people. The virus is something to take very serious, it is just that other factors are intimidating us.

 

[Hoenes]

I had good luck with a guy in Tennessee. Gauge Pro, LLC. Rebuilt the wife's Impala cluster. All new stepper motors, made in USA. Nothing worked when I sent it in. Now everything works great. Also, VERY reasonable prices. You have to send him the original cluster. Terry White. eight six five, 328, zero zero eight zero. (I'm not affiliated) found him on amazon.

 

[johndeerejim]

My job, like many other industries, has been hit hard by nnalert. We still have parts on back order. People get mad about not finding parts, waiting on parts, etc, etc. Sucks for us too, hate not having ETA's and answers. We had one plant in Ohio and one in Michigan. The one in Michigan is worse off then the Ohio one. Michigans governor has crippled our state compared to Ohio. I have ordered parts and had a few delays with the virus, nothing too serious. Believing God that this nnalert is nearly done and gone.