Tachometer circuit fault
What it means
B0560. Tachometer circuit fault. The instrument panel cluster cannot display engine speed and the body warning light comes on.. This Chevy-enhanced code applies to Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Cadillac, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Saturn models that use this code.
Findings, check these first
- Faulty instrument panel cluster that cannot display engine speed
- Instrument panel cluster harness open or shorted
- Poor electrical connection at the instrument panel cluster
- Faulty powertrain control module engine speed output
- Cluster tachometer driver damaged
Standard procedure
- Confirm the code with a scan tool
- Inspect the instrument panel cluster and powertrain control module connectors
- Test the tachometer signal circuit for opens and shorts
- Compare displayed engine speed against the scan tool reading
- Replace the instrument panel cluster or powertrain control module only after circuit tests pass, then clear the code and retest
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Sources and review
Review: checked against the recorded source material.
- B0560 CHEVROLET Code: Meaning, Causes, and Symptoms | OBD2 Codes - OBD2 Codes
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Supports: CHEVROLET and GM-family meaning and likely causes for B0560
Fetched directly. B0560 reads "Tachometer Circuit".
- Code B0560 meaning and causes | OBDII.pro
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Supports: independent corroboration of the GM meaning
Fetched directly. obdii.pro is a separate publisher and gives the GM meaning as: Tachometer circuit malfunction More details about the error B0560 and possible reasons for its occurrence.
Last updated 2026-10-10.
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