Reddit reviews Max Motosports 6 Qty. GM Stepper Motors for Instrument Gauge Cluster Dashboard 03 04 05 06 Yukon Envoy Tahoe Silverado Cavalier Impala Sierra Avalanche Monte Carlo
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1 Set of 6 Qty. Stepper Motors.A direct replacement for the XC.168, X15.168 and X25.168 commonly found in 2001-2006 General Motors instrument clusters.The stepper motor is a patented stepping motor design, which has a 4 gears design construction in order to guarantee high efficiency, high position accuracy and a robust gear system. The unique gear shape design reduces friction and noise. A special material is used for each component to increase liability & safety.
They make these small stepper motors just for this type of application. No specialized driver needed, hook up directly up the Arduino ttl output pins. I bought one years ago on eBay for a couple dollars to play around with. This Amazon link are similar but different color. They are useful to make all sorts of analog instrumentation displays.
http://www.amazon.com/Instrument-Dashboard-Silverado-Cavalier-Avalanche/dp/B004PXAUGC
You could try:
Or you can buy the new stepper motors, tear down the instrument cluster, desolder the old ones and solder the new ones in their places. Costs about $15 for parts and isn't too hard if you've got mechanical experience. You do need a soldering iron though.
I ran into this problem and fixed them myself. I have a 2004 Chevy Silverado with this issue. It's a known issue with the GM vehicles in a certain range. They sent a recall out for it but my mileage was too high to have it done for free. It was pretty simple with minimal soldering skills.
If your car is a GM car (which it looks like a GM dash), here are some links. I used these exact stepper motors and instructions similar to this and it took me approximately 30min to complete. It was much easier than I expected.
Good Luck!