DIGITAL & ELECTROMECHANICAL INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS EXCHANGE
Models Affected: 1990 ALL MODELS
The Exchange/Repair Program for instrument clusters used on all 1990 Pontiac vehicles except the LeMans is as follows:
This program provides repaired instrument clusters in exchange for inoperative ones at a cost substantially below new replacement parts.
NOTE: LeMans clusters are serviced in individual components available through General Motors Service Parts Operations. If it becomes necessary to replace a speedometer assembly, the mileage at the change should be recorded on the repair order and the special mileage label #10135621, placed on the vehicle. Do not attempt to change the mileage on the new speedometer.
Instrument clusters are serviced by the exchange units listed in this bulletin. Part numbers and applications are listed below.
Pontiac Exchange Part Numbers
Model RPO Part Number ----- ---- ----------- 6000 UH6 Base Cluster 10098613 UB3 Gage 6 cyl. 10098617 UB3 Gage 4 cyl. 10098615
Firebird UB3 Gage 6 cyl. 120 mph 25089619 UB3 Gage 8 cyl. 120 mph 25089620 UB3 Gage 8 cyl. 140 mph 25089622
Bonneville UH7 Base Cluster 25088833 UB3 Gage Cluster Col Shift 25088835 UB3 Gage Cluster-DIE-Console 25088838 U50 SSE DIC-Compass 16127452
Sunbird UH7 Base Cluster 25085334 or 25066096 U39 Gage With Trip 25085335 UB3 Gage Trip Tach 25085337 or 25066099 UBO Gage Trip Tach Turbo 25085338 or 25066100
Grand Am UH7 Base Cluster 22542281 UB3 Gage Cluster 22542286
Trans Sport UB3 Gage Cluster 16129042
Grand Prix UH6 Base Cluster 25089884 UB3 Gage Floor Shift 25089884 UB3 Gage Column Shift 25089886 UBO Gage Turbo 16126952
Grand Prix Turbo H.U.D. 16137092
Bonneville SSE D.I.C. Display 25088917 Bonneville D.I.C. Controller 16149482 Bonneville SSE Compass Display 16141058
Grand Am D.I.C. Display 2 Dr. 25088523 Grand Am D.I.C. Display 4 Dr. 25088524
Exchange units are obtained by telephoning one of the twenty six authorized AC-Delco Service Centers listed on the last three (3) pages of this bulletin. They are shipped with memo billings, via next day UPS, within 24 hours of the request. The memo billings are cancelled when the inoperative instrument clusters are received by the service center from which units were obtained.
Please adhere to the following procedure when a vehicle requires dealer service for an inoperative instrument cluster:
1. Follow the diagnostic procedure in the Service Manual precisely and completely. Many conditions perceived by the observer to be in the instrument cluster are actually conditions with remote sensors and connectors. Proper diagnostics will identify the source of the condition and avoid unnecessary removal and shipping of functional assemblies to service centers.
2. When diagnostics are complete and the condition is determined to be the instrument cluster, determine which exchange is required by matching the unit to the cluster in the above listing. If the odometer is part of the exchange unit, tell the service center the mileage to which the cluster should be set.
3. Upon receiving the exchange unit from the service center, take it into the vehicle still packed in the reusable shipping container. The container protects it from damage due to static electricity. Use care in handling the exchange unit and the inoperative cluster. Hands must be free of dirt and grease. Avoid touching electronic components, as electro-static discharge can degrade performance or cause failure.
4. Remove the inoperative instrument cluster and replace it with the exchange unit.
5. Include a description of the instrument cluster problem in the "Nature of Problem" area of the ACD-1078 form. Pack the inoperative instrument cluster in the reusable shipping container, together with five (5) copies of the completed ACD-1078 warranty form.
6. Enclosed in the reusable container is an addressed shipping label. Attach this label to the outside of the box and ship immediately to the service center from which you obtained the exchange unit. The dealer copy of the ACD-1078 warranty form will be returned and the memo billing cancelled upon receipt of the inoperative instrument cluster at the service center.
7. Failure to return the inoperative instrument cluster in the special reusable container, can result in a container replacement fee. Failure to return the ACD-1078 warranty form or the inoperative instrument cluster to the service center within 30 days of the date the exchange unit was shipped, can result in a repair fee or an instrument cluster replacement fee.
The success of the instrument cluster Exchange/Repair Program is dependent upon prompt return of the inoperative instrument cluster to the service center. Your cooperation is essential to maintaining sufficient quantities of exchange stock.
The dealer is to submit a Pontiac Warranty Claim for the R and R of the unit and freight charges. The dealer is responsible for retaining the original copy of the Form 1078A and freight receipt or shipping invoice. An additional 0.2 hour administration allowance will be paid when units are repaired under warranty. This additional time should be added to the published time allowance in the Labor Time Guide and entered in the "Labor Hours" column of the Pontiac Warranty Claim Form.
Center Service Center Service Center Location Name and Address Phone Numbers --------- ----------------- ------------- Arizona Jimmy's Radio-TV Corp. 1-800-528-2056 (outside AZ) 7882 East Gray Road (602) 948-5717 (AZ only Scottsdale, AZ 85260 call collect)
California Auto Electric Radio 1-800-321-6969 (outside CA) 1841 W. Commonwealth 1-800-321-6970 (CA only) Fullerton, CA 92633 (714) 871-7357
Speed-O-Tach (415) 935-2040 2198 N. Main Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Colorado Downtown Radio of Denver 1-800-525-3539 (outside CO) 2525 W. 6th Street 1-800-332-3815 (CO only) Denver, CO 80204 (303) 573-6288
Florida Techni-Car, Inc. 1-800-822-0022 (outside FL) 5688 W. Crenshaw Street 1-800-662-0022 (FL only) Tampa, FL 33634 (813) 884-0022
Georgia Speedometer Service Co. 1-800-241-2385 (outside GA) 8471 Roswell Road 1-800-332-1827 (GA only) Atlanta, GA 30350 (404) 998-1666
Illinois D & B Auto Radio, Inc. 1-800-323-4813 (outside IL) 2410 Corporate Drive 1-800-942-8049 (IL only) Addison, IL 60101 (312) 916-8787
Maryland Caton Radio, Inc. 1-800-443-6709 6328 Baltimore Nt. Pk. (301) 747-8667 Catonsville, MD 21228
Massachusetts Modern Radio Shop 1-800-848-4001 34 Broadway (617) 246-2052 Wakefield, MA 01880
Michigan Specmo Enterprises, Inc. 1-800-545-7911 (outside MI) 3890 W. 11 Mile Road 1-800-545-7910 (MI only) Berkley, MI 48072 (313) 399-7778
Minnesota Auto Sound Entronix 1-800-328-0795 (outside MN) 9600 54th Avenue 1-800-742-0670 (MN only) Minneapolis, MN 55442 (612) 559-9654
Missouri Autronics Auto Spec. 1-800-325-1325 (outside MO) 1450 Page Industrial Ct. 1-800-392-1516 (Mo only) St. Louis, MO 63132 (314) 423-2323
New Jersey Eastern Electronics,Inc. 1-800-221-2138 (outside NJ) 180 Essex Street 1-800-221-2143 (NJ only) Hackensack, NJ 07601 (201) 342-3945 or (201) 342-6060
New York Model Electronics, Inc. (914) 623-8020 321 W. Route 59 1-800-443-9657 Nanuet, NY 10954
United Radio Service 1-800-448-0944 (outside NY) 2949 Erie Boulevard East 1-800-962-0901 (NY only) Syracuse, NY 13224 (315) 446-5570
North Downtown Radio Svcs, Inc. 1-800-537-0116 (outside NC) Carolina 2908 Stewart Creek Blvd 1-800-522-4706 (NC only) Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 391-0801
Ohio Dayton Speedometer Svc. 1-800-543-9687 (outside OH) 660 N. Main Street 1-800-543-0719 (OH only) Dayton, OH 45405 (513) 222-1491
Electra Sound, Inc. 1-800-262-9606 5260 Commerce Parkway W. (216) 433-9600 Parma, OH 44130 1-800-252-4200 (OH only)
Pennsylvania R. T. Grim Co. 1-800-222-5509 400 Regis Avenue (412) 655-1574 Pittsburgh, PA 15236
H&R Radio Service 1-800-523-6605 (outside PA) 139 York Road 1-800-492-2074 (PA only) Warminster, PA 18974 (215) 672-3707
Tennessee Rickwood Radio Service 1-800-423-4142 1830 Airlane Drive (615) 889-3270 Nashville, TN 37210
Texas Speedometer Service, Inc. 1-800-527-0108 (outside TX) 3227 Skylane Drive 1-800-492-9026 (TX only) Carrollton (Dallas),TX (214) 380-8944 75006
Zener Electronics, Inc. 1-800-992-1092 (TX only) 9434 Old Katy Road - 400 (713) 932-6360 Houston, TX 77055
Virginia Southern Autotronics, Inc. 1-800-446-2880 (outside VA) 3300 Norfolk Street 1-800-572-2880 (VA only) Richmond, VA 23230 (804) 353-5400
Washington Instrument Sales&Service,Inc 1-800-444-7976 (WA only) 18814 72nd Avenue South (206) 251-9092 Kent, WA 98031
Canada Custone Auto Radio 1-800-263-7867 (Canada only) 1150 Champlain Court (416) 668-2664 Whitby, Ontario, Canada L1N 6AB
General Motors bulletins are intended for use by professional technicians, not a "do-it-yourselfer". They are written to inform those technicians of conditions that may occur on some vehicles, or to provide information that could assist in the proper service of a vehicle. Properly trained technicians have the equipment, tools, safety instructions and know-how to do a job properly and safely. If a condition is described, do not assume that the bulletin applies to your vehicle, or that your vehicle will have that condition. See a General Motors dealer servicing your brand of General Motors vehicle for information on whether your vehicle may benefit from the information.
