Speedo and Tacho stop working

[Cooper Man]

I have a 2003 MCS with the factory satnav installed; my speedo and tacho are therefore above my steering wheel; the warranty ran-out 6 months ago!
(That's the picture painted, so here is the problem...)
After driving for a short while, the speedo and tacho both "pack-up"; they willl either "freeze" at the position they were at, or will go back to zero. If I happened to have the lights switched on at the time, the lamps within the pods will switch off also.
Obviously there is a problem with the power getting to the clocks and lamps, so I am thinking that a multiplug is either loose, or something else is failing.

Flicking the clocks has got them working again, but a more general "shaking" is now required when it re-occurs!


Has anyone else experienced this problem?

[Cooper Man]

Am I the only one with this problem then?

[ButtonIt]

It does sound as though something is loose... to be honest I'd take it to the dealer anyway, it's only six months out of warranty and it's a fairly serious problem (no speedo = unsafe ) so I'd ask them to look into it free of charge out of courtesy. They can only say no..

[Cooper Man]

Thanks ButtonIt; I might give them a call later today, but being of a more "pessimistic" nature, I'm pretty confident that the dealer won't be very obliging.

[ButtonIt]

Wollastons in Northampton are a good bunch, they sponsor the MINI2 charity ball too, so there's someone worth a try.