jetta 97
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Maybe when you remove cluster ,you pill little hard harness and pull wires from key reader. They where in but not all the way. Because that wires from key reader goes in cluster harness.
I have seen this a lot , Specially Green connector is not plug all way in. I had 3 cars towed to me because of this problem.This is an old thread, but an FYI for anyone who finds it in a search for similar symptoms:
I had the same problem today with the same codes on my 2002 after installing an aftermarket radio. The problem was a loose connector on the cluster, reseating it solved the problem. I had removed the cluster to run a wire to the steering column for the hands-free microphone and it didn’t click fully in place when I put it back together.