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pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $20
- Average Mileage:
- 99,450 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- repair cold solder joints (1 reports)
electrical problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
A common phenomenon, appearing at special model ranges of the VW Group, is a temporary or permanent malfunction of the Instrument Cluster.
I. e. Malfunction of analogue needles
o Tachometer o Speedometer o Coolant Temperature o Refueling Indicator o Sev. Signal Lamps o …
Possible solution proposed by the manufacturer/ car dealer:
Replacement of the complete unit (Instrument Cluster for approx. € 550) plus mounting (approx. 1 h = € 60 – € 80) and programming
I solved this problem with a Repair Manual from ebay. There are 7 cold solder joints to fix. (Repair Manual Octavia or so...)
- octavia20v, Munich, Bavaria, Germany