Temperature gauge stuck at zero

Some owners report the temperature gauge on the instrument cluster stuck at zero (or with the gauge/indicator apparently absent) even though the engine is running normally and producing heat — warm air from the vents confirms the engine itself is fine ¹²³⁴. Suspected causes: a wire break to the coolant temperature sensor (ОЖ датчик) or sensor failure itself ⁵. When this happens, the cooling fans still appear to run in an emergency/default mode rather than being driven by an actual temperature reading ⁵. The issue may be intermittent rather than constant.

Conflict: diagnosis wasn't fully settled in-thread — a wire break and a failed sensor were both offered as plausible, with no confirmed resolution reported ⁵⁶.

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Last updated: 2026-07-20