Ford Focus speedometer and digital milage problem

skiddy2k

A friend of mine has a problem with her speedometer and digital milage display on her Ford focus (T plate).

the speedometer needle is tempramentle and only works sometimes, so she cant see how fast she's going.
when the needle stops working, the digital display (the section where the milage is displayed) becomes all "

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this problem occurs completly randomly.

when the needle starts working again, so does the digital display.

Any ideas on what could be causing this problem and a possible solution to it.

Thanks in advance!

Paul1_2

My T plate Focus had developed the same problem, turning off the ignition and restatrting would usually clear it, or it would clear by itself. Unfortunately I haven't a solution and I've just traded it in.

Paul1

skiddy2k

the display and speedo doesnt work 70% of the time. switching ignition on and off doesnt seem to make a difference.
it just starts working and cuts off randomly. Any Ford Tech's or mechanics have an idea?

cheers,
Skiddy