Mondeo Instrument Cluster Weirdness

[interele]

I was minding my own business at 40 mph and the cluster bleeped
all the lights came on and all the dial went round to max then everything
went off for a second. Then it all came back on again. The engine didn't stop or
anything but all the counters reset.

Has anyone had this - is it a 'one of those things' or a prelude to an expensive day !
Since this is a 04 it 's got to a point where the petrol in the tank is worth more than the car so it might be it's death knell

Ta

Mal

[Hymie]

I’ve heard of others who have experience this on modern cars.

I would assume it just to be an electronic glitch within the car’s computer.
Mondeo’s (in particular) have a limp-home mode – I would take it as a good sign that it did not enter this mode.

The car is only worth a few hundred pounds, so you really haven’t lost much if it all goes *** up.

[tonyav]

Most likely it did a self test for some reason ( some glitch or other ).
I wouldn't worry about it especially a car of that age.