Hello

Recently I have been having a problem with my speedometer, rev counter, fuel guage and the buzzer that lets you know if you have left the lights on when you open the drivers door.

All four go off seeminly for no reason and sometime later in the journey will come back on. Sometimes for the rest of the journey sometimes for a second and then off again. (More recently It is not working probably 95% of the time)

There seems to be no pattern what so ever to them going on and coming off. I thought originally that it might be hitting a bump or going up/down hill or going at a certain speed, but nothing repeats itself exactly as the time before. I now have no idea what speed i'm doing or how much petrol I have left.

Sometimes also when I try to start the car the immobiliser light flashes, this is resolved by simply taking the key out and putting it back in again.

Strangely, it still shows how many miles are on digital display and they keep going up.

The car is a 1999 Octavia 1.6 Petrol LX

Has anybody any ideas of what this is and is it easy (inexpensive) to fix?

Thanks

hello ruskey 1978,

i own an octavia 1998 1.9 tdi and have very similiar problems no speedo erratic fuel gauge and alarms and buzzers going off.i asked here too and was told it could be the dashboard voltage rugulator breaking down,i still dont know where it is or what it looks like and the haynes maual is no good at all.so if you know what it is or you find out could you let me know i too would like to get to the bottom of it,

cheers midge36.

dear Midge

Did you ever solve your problem

I have similar problems with my 1999 Octavia

thanks

Tim

Me to,

Octavia 1998 Tdi 90bhp.

Help!

Just found this website, it looks like a common fault with the dash pod itself.

Skoda Octavia Instrument Failure

Hopefully it's not to much