Instrument Cluster

[poolielad]

Bit long winded, sorry.

I was checking out the fuses under the bonnet, I took a few out to check... Then disaster!!!!!

I got in car, tried to fire it up, no dash lights at all, started engine, it cut out after a couple of seconds, then tried to fire up again on its own.
Radio now not working also!!!

Got the RAC out, he says it the instrument cluster (report from RAC below) and needs to be sent off for repair. Has anyone had this issue before?? All I did was pull fuses and put them back in (all fuses looked fine).
And can someone please tell me how much it would cost and how or who fixes these things.

RAC REPORT:

non start. instrument cluster inop. racscan found various communication fault codes stored. checked fuses and relays, all ok. removed instrument cluster to check connections, all ok. suspect possible internal fault with instrument cluster, requires further diag at garage.


Any help would really be appreciated.

[cliffcoggin]

Failure of the instrument cluster is well known. Fortunately they can be repaired by several companies for a few hundred pounds, which is a fraction of the price of a new cluster from Audi. As the RAC said, you need to remove the cluster and post it to the company for repair, and then refit it on return. ECU Testing is one such company which has a good reputation on this forum.

[poolielad]

Thank you for the reply, much appreciated.