No, I haven't actually, thanks for the recommendation. I'll check for that next time it stops working. Thanks a lot.

Thanks for your info too Andrew.

Interesting... Mine seems to be working or not per journey, rather than within a journey. That being said, I mostly only do very short journeys so who knows?

The car was inherited so will have to look back to see if or when the battery has ever been changed.

These things might be completely and utterly unrelated, but a couple of problems we used to have but have been ok for the last month a two:

- when you shut the driver side window it would hit the top (i.e close) but bounce straight back again and start going down. Would have to repeat several times until it finally stayed shut.

- the boot would take a fair few attempts to open.

I mention them in case they could also be the sign of a failing battery?

Thanks so much for the help everyone, really appreciate it.

Cheers

No problems starting the car, but it is petrol, not diesel.

Hi folks

Had to make a few trips today and can confirm the following:

- On a couple of occasions the speedo stayed on zero. Turning the caroff and back on again got it going.

- Tapping/banging the glass had no effect.

- The odometer continues to work as normal when the speedo is stuck at zero.

Not sure if any of that helps narrow down what it might/might not be?

Thanks again for all the help.

Hi @elekie&a/c doctor - or anyone else reading :)

You say I can't replace the instrument cluster with another one... Is that because the car's mileage is set by the cluster, and so putting in a new one would not transfer the correct mileage? Or is there another reason why you can't replace it and if so please could you explain?

With regards fixing it, I've come across a couple of videos on YouTube where dry solder joints were the problem. Was that the kind of fix you had in mind? Here's the links in case they are of interest to you or anyone in the future:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKEzpaXHsw

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL5Z_Rpg1rU

I'm guessing fixing will be the only option if replacement is not possible.

My wife did ring around a couple of places last week. One said £80 to have a look and £40 to fix if dodgy wiring is the problem, but with no guarantee it can be fixed. The other one said at least £400. She thought he said that was to replace the cluster with new but can't be certain.

Many thanks

I used that company a year ago to fix my Focus cluster. Very quick turnaround and has worked perfectly since.

£130 but you need to add on the delivery getting it to their place. I think that was another £20 (RM Next Day)

I removed the cluster on a Sunday, sent it off Monday morning and it was back on the Thursday. But it can be longer depending on what the fault is. Mine was the usual degraded solder so no parts needed.