MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: mk48972 on September 10, 2025, 04:00:48 pm
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Hi all,
My 2008 Mk5 GTI has been standing still for 9 months (valve spring broke, had the entire cylinder head rebuilt). I finally got the engine back together a month ago and it fired right up!
But of course, something like this can’t go completely smoothly without a few issues.
The problem is with my gauge cluster. When I turn the car on, the clock always resets to 0:00, and the trip meter resets to 0 km. Apart from that, the cluster works normally.
When I turn the car off, the RPM, coolant temperature, and fuel level gauges all “hang” (see attached picture). As soon as I switch the ignition back on, the gauges respond again and display the correct values.
Does anyone have an idea what could be causing this? Thanks in advance!
(https://i.postimg.cc/rz6dzq8Z/Whats-App-Image-2025-09-10-at-16-56-59.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/CnNMQTnb)