Problem with dash on 99 V70 I
 

Hi

I’ve got a problem with my dash cluster dying periodically usually between 200km intervals. Once I stop the car and put the ignition to setting 2, my battery lamp shows. So far I’ve found that disconnecting my battery somehow resets the hardware and my dash goes back to normal again. I don’t think my battery is the problem as my voltage is good and all of my auxiliaries are working fine. Could this be a sign of a bad cluster? I have 370,000km on and would really like to keep the original cluster. Has anyone had similar problems? Also, for whatever reason this also prevents me from using the central locking system with my key fob.

Does your ABS work when the cluster is acting up? I had a similar problem with my '99 and it turned out to be cold solder joints in the ABS computer. Bizarre. Can be repaired by opening the case and re-doing the soldering.