Renault Laguna rpm and speed dial go to max when turing on ignition

Car: Renault Laguna
Variant: 1.8rt sPORT
Model Year: 2000
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
when i turn the key in the barrel to start the car, the rpm dial goes to 7000rpm and speedometer to 110mph for about 2-3 seconds then returns to 0 .
Posted: Nov 12, 2010 (14 years ago)
Seems like panel going into self test mode for some reason .Some cars do this if battery is low / run down .Renaults are also known to have instrument cluster issues .
Posted Nov 12, 2010 (14 years ago)
if all the instruments work normally the rest of the time then i would`nt worry about it
Posted Nov 12, 2010 (14 years ago)
Thanks for this info. Additionally the radio was dead and the car light when opening the door stopped working.
Left it for a few hours and all appeared ok. I had to enter the radio code and the speedo dials operated correctly. Then later on the radio dialled and if i turn the ignition key round the rpm and speed dials go back to 7000rpm and 110mph.
Perhaps it is the battery - the car is 10years old and i've never had to replace it....
Posted Nov 12, 2010 (14 years ago)

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