I have had an issue with my instrument cluster that on hotter days (75F+) and/or under direct sunlight the IC would often be dead or die in front of my eyes. Similar to this fellow. On entering my car, the MCU would display immediately but the IC would be off and remain off until manually rebooting using the scroll wheels. In this instance, I wouldn't be able to shift into gear for up to a minute, usually spamming the brake pedal and shift column, sometimes it wouldn't switch into my driver profile either. None of the steering wheel controls would work as well. The IC and steering wheel functionality would only come back once I manually rebooted using the scroll wheels, taking a min and giving some 'autopilot features unavailable' error and discoloration till booted up.
This would also often happen when driving as well. On hot days, the screen would just slowly fade to black and no steering wheel controls, but otherwise drive normally.
I've yet to see more than one individual with this issue relating it to heat, which seems to be the only factor in my occurrences. I have considered replacing the IC but I am afraid that this is not related to any bubbling/display issues that swapping the IC screen would fix. I am pretty lost at this point. I've been ignoring it for the last 4 years but considering the recent 3G cutoff, I now have two options:
My initial option was to take the $200 LTE upgrade, which is scheduled for Tuesday, and DIY replace the IC but I am still unsure if that would even fix the IC dying issues as that seems to only fix the bubbling issue. Who knows if the issue would reappear either overtime if replacing the screen is a temporary fix.
My other option would be to take the $1.7k MCU2 upgrade which would come with LTE, nav (on my non-nav car), better performance, and a new IC version. Presumably, if this is an IC CPU issue this option would prevent the issue from reoccurring... hopefully. It'd be great to rejuvenate the car a bit but some amenities for that price tag...
Any insight into what could be causing this issue would really help me fix the issue or make a more educated decision between my options. Thanks a ton in advance everyone!
This would also often happen when driving as well. On hot days, the screen would just slowly fade to black and no steering wheel controls, but otherwise drive normally.
I've yet to see more than one individual with this issue relating it to heat, which seems to be the only factor in my occurrences. I have considered replacing the IC but I am afraid that this is not related to any bubbling/display issues that swapping the IC screen would fix. I am pretty lost at this point. I've been ignoring it for the last 4 years but considering the recent 3G cutoff, I now have two options:
My initial option was to take the $200 LTE upgrade, which is scheduled for Tuesday, and DIY replace the IC but I am still unsure if that would even fix the IC dying issues as that seems to only fix the bubbling issue. Who knows if the issue would reappear either overtime if replacing the screen is a temporary fix.
My other option would be to take the $1.7k MCU2 upgrade which would come with LTE, nav (on my non-nav car), better performance, and a new IC version. Presumably, if this is an IC CPU issue this option would prevent the issue from reoccurring... hopefully. It'd be great to rejuvenate the car a bit but some amenities for that price tag...
Any insight into what could be causing this issue would really help me fix the issue or make a more educated decision between my options. Thanks a ton in advance everyone!
