# 2004 Volkswagen Jetta - Blank slate

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-volkswagen-jetta-blank-slate/125409>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jetta\
**Created:** [September 21, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-volkswagen-jetta-blank-slate/125409 "2018-09-21T19:54:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![MatthewCBailey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@MatthewCBailey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MatthewCBailey)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-volkswagen-jetta-blank-slate/125409/1 "2018-09-21T19:54:36Z")

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I was driving my 04 jetta down the highway the other day and the instrument panel went blank and didn’t come back on for about an hour. When it came back on the mileage won’t change now and it will not show what gear I have the transmission. Now it refuses to go above 50mph. What can I do.