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.

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.

Thank you for the reply, much appreciated.

 

So I have had the cluster sent to cartonix, they said it was fired up on their bench, sent it back to me, put it in and still dead!!!Someone did say to me that I will end up sending it backa nd forth to them to get it sorted!!! As anyone had this done and had to send it back and forth to get it right??

Here are the pics of my fuses, could someone please tell me if anything looks amiss with them ??

I HATE electrical faults, they never seem straightforward to fix, unlike mechanical faults which can usually be sorted out with a bit of knowledge, common sense, and a decent pair of hands. Do you know anyone with a good VAG scanner mate or a decent mobile auto electrician locally? If not it's sounding like a trip to an Audi dealer if you can get the car there.  Good luck.

Right guys....... i put a 7.5 am fuse in No 1 in box under bonnet ( the box I messed about with Expensive lesson, although when the auto electrician check the cluster before I sent it off he said it was dead....... Thanks to everyone for their input and help... I am sure I will be back onwith more questions soon...

Glad you got sorted 🙂