There are two primary causes for the entire instrument cluster to fail on a 1996 Pontiac Grand Am. The most likely is that an instrument cluster panel fuse has blown. One can also inspect to make sure the wiring harness and connectors to and from the cluster are intact and undamaged. If the problem is limited to the cluster itself there are services available that can repair and refurbish instrument clusters, often on an exchange basis.
Check the fuse. It says [guages]
the steering wheel..
Its going bad.
A whistling noise indicates a vacuum leak.
play in the drive train
Would this cause the car not to start If the EGR VALVE is bad
you might wanna chage the plugs and wires. what other symptoms does the car have. i am having the same problem in my 2003 pontiac grand prix gt
water temp sensor wire grounding out could cause this problem.
blown head gasket
Typically, a bad or "going bad" alternator.
bad eletrical system ground wire some where!
Idle speed too high.