My 2002 VW W8 4 motion powers down when driving?

JC99

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1st Problem:
When the car is running normally and I have the air conditioning on say, 70 deg F, the car will stop blowing cold air and the A/C temperature gauge on the air conditioner reads "--C" (i'm assuming this is for Celsius) and the car powers down. You can feel the car slowing down and have to hit the accelerator to maintain speed. The cruise control will stop working during this time, the side power mirrors will stop working, the radio volume will lower slightly. After a few minutes the car will power up again and the reading on the A/C will say "70 F" again and the air will continue to blow cold. This also happens when the heat is on.

2nd Problem:
The gas gauge is not working, VW dealer told my mechanic that I need to replace the whole instrument panel in order to get the gas gauge working again. The dealership wanted $850 for the instrument panel, but I found one at a salvage yard for $185. Is it really necessary to replace the whole instrument panel?
thanks in advance
jc
 
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