Bsherb34
New member
- Location
- Greensburg, Pa
- Car(s)
- 2007 Volkswagen GTI
I did a search but found nothing, even though i know someone will say the issue is on here somewhere. anyways heres what ive got.. hopefully someone could help...
Im in western PA and it gets pretty cold here in the mornings. this morning i got up to go to a fire call ( im a volunteer fireman) and when i started the car, all of my gauges and lights came on and shut right off... so i shut the car off and restarted it. None of the gauges moved, but the TPS light and the others lighted up initially as usual and shut off after about 3 seconds and nothing came on. the info center did not come on, and like i said before i drove it and none of the gauges worked. speedo, tach, fuel, everything was dead. I checked all of the fuses hoping it was something simple and that was not it. all fuses were good and not blown. I read online in a different forum that F17 was for the Instrument Cluster and was supposed to be a 5A... i checked F17 and it was good and a 5A fuse... All of the other stuff works.. headlights, radio, and what not... when i use turn signals they come on outside of the car but nothing on the display, not even the typical "turn signal" noise you hear while its on....
Any ideas or suggestions to troubleshoot? has anyone else had this happen (im sure it has)...
If i need to replace the instrument panel i can find one locally for about $150, but is it something that i need to take to the dealer to get fixed or replaced, or can i do it myself?
it was also suggested by a friend (a chevrolet mechanic) that without looking at it, it might be the computer... he doesnt work on foreign cars and wont touch it....
2007 VW GTi 6SPD Manual 2.0T...
Any time or help would be appreciated! thanks guys!
Im in western PA and it gets pretty cold here in the mornings. this morning i got up to go to a fire call ( im a volunteer fireman) and when i started the car, all of my gauges and lights came on and shut right off... so i shut the car off and restarted it. None of the gauges moved, but the TPS light and the others lighted up initially as usual and shut off after about 3 seconds and nothing came on. the info center did not come on, and like i said before i drove it and none of the gauges worked. speedo, tach, fuel, everything was dead. I checked all of the fuses hoping it was something simple and that was not it. all fuses were good and not blown. I read online in a different forum that F17 was for the Instrument Cluster and was supposed to be a 5A... i checked F17 and it was good and a 5A fuse... All of the other stuff works.. headlights, radio, and what not... when i use turn signals they come on outside of the car but nothing on the display, not even the typical "turn signal" noise you hear while its on....
Any ideas or suggestions to troubleshoot? has anyone else had this happen (im sure it has)...
If i need to replace the instrument panel i can find one locally for about $150, but is it something that i need to take to the dealer to get fixed or replaced, or can i do it myself?
it was also suggested by a friend (a chevrolet mechanic) that without looking at it, it might be the computer... he doesnt work on foreign cars and wont touch it....
2007 VW GTi 6SPD Manual 2.0T...
Any time or help would be appreciated! thanks guys!
