Even though the components in these Volvo Trucks’ cluster are designed for use in cars, these dashboards are generally past their design life by the time they are a few years old.
An intermittent air gauge 2 is the most common problem dashboard Instrument Cluster, it will display a warning buzzer and the needle will drop. The problem will come and go by simply driving over a bump.
Volvo Instrument Cluster Problems
This fault will cause some of these fault codes to be stored:
- PID:118 FMI:4 Secondary brake pressure short low
- PID:117 FMI:4 Primary Brake pressure short low
- SID:250 FMI:12 J1708 datalink defective upon request
- PSID 205, 204, 208, 207 FMI 12 Data link errors upon request
- PSID 200 FMI 9 Engine ECU data link abnormal update rate upon request
Volvo Instrument Cluster
Common issues found in the Volvo dashboard instrument cluster include:
- Green indicator tell-tales not functioning
- No audible warning
- Sticking needles
- Inaccurate needles
- Non-Functioning gauges
- Air leaking from air gauge on earlier models
Volvo Cluster Repair
At Essex Recons every dashboard instrument is thoroughly tested at a fraction of the price of a new unit. During the rebuild we make sure to engineer-out the deep-rooted causes to ensure it never fails again.