'95 Passat trip computer/clock problems

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Hello all,


I've just found your site. Looks to be a great resource. I've looked for a topic about trip computer problems on a 1995 passat, but found nothing, so here goes. Hope it's not a duplicate post.

Our passat(glx vr6) has a trip computer, controlled by buttons on the windsheild wiper lever. The display is shared with the clock and has been having problems lately. After living with this problem for a while, I think i know somewhat of what is going on.

The clock will not display properly any time between 10:00 and 19:59 (10am to 8 pm), whenever there is a 1 in the x-:-- position. During these times of the trip computer functions do not display properly. The one thing that doesn't display properly even when the clock is ok is the gas milage.

It would seem to me that the display is not working properly.. but then.. when the clock is working most everything else works.
So I'm assuming that their is either a problem with the display or the clock.
Does anyone have any ideas of what the problem or solutions could be?

Thanks,
David