O4 A4 with cluster schizophrenia... ever hear of ODO-Pro?

I personally wouldn’t do anything with it unless it’s consistently freaking out. I’ve owned 2 04’s which would both randomly exhibit the cluster gremlins. They were very few and far between and eventually both stopped having the issue.

You can also make it stop by turning the car off, then back on again (assuming you aren’t moving).

It's encouraging to hear it didnt get worse on yours. I will put up with it for a while and see if it does not get worse then leave it alone. Thanks Ski!

On my 06 cluster I had a somewhat different situation where the readouts on the LCD panels were disappearing or disappearing partially. I took the cluster out and took the shell apart to inspect the circuit boards. What I found was a white crusty material that had formed on the pins of some of the LCD panels and other places on the circuit board. I took some electronics cleaner and a VERY soft brush and cleaned the white crusty stuff off and it has worked perfectly ever since. I assume the white stuff was slightly conductive and causing cross circuits and system confusion.

Anyway, something worth checking out. Also, make sure your battery is always fully charged and your grounds are all solid as the electronics in these cars are sensitive to low or fluctuating voltages.

Thanks Rich... Good to know. I will try this.

SkiPopeye36 said:

I personally wouldn’t do anything with it unless it’s consistently freaking out. I’ve owned 2 04’s which would both randomly exhibit the cluster gremlins. They were very few and far between and eventually both stopped having the issue.

You can also make it stop by turning the car off, then back on again (assuming you aren’t moving).

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I totally concur. As an original owner of a 2004, I had the same intermittent issues since new. Did nothing and at 108,000 haven’t seen the issue in years.

Good to know Isig. Thanks for the advice.