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Intermittent power loss to climate control, console, nav and passenger seat controls.
I have a 2005 Acura RL. I checked all the fuses under the driver side door panel for continuity, looked at the TSBs, and looked online for people experiencing a similar issue. I have been experiencing this issue for a while. When I turn the car on, the navigation used to read "Please operate climate after starting engine". Now its just a screen with a bunch of grey rectangles or a black screen. There is no power to the climate control display in the dash, and the AC doesn't work though I can feel cool air coming out just a little bit. I can turn the radio on and see the radio display. The passenger side seat controls will also not work intermittently. After driving for a bit of time, the AC and climate control display will start functioning normally as will the passenger side seat controls. What might this be a problem with if it is not the fuses?
Does anyone have an idea? It got worse today. The whole display has shut off. The clock will come on for intermittent periods and but that whole group - radio, climate control, and nav - is not working.
Have you checked your battery voltage before starting the engine?
I'm wondering if it's too low to power the dash unit until the engine gets the voltage up a bit.
I checked the battery and the ground, and the little disk that spins in the back. They all seem to be working. I pulled the temperature display from the dash. I'm not sure if the top display and the main nav display not working are two separate problems or one in the same. There is a bunch of cables in the top portion of the dash, but in order to remove the nav display and access them, I need to pull the wood trim from the dash, which is a pain.
Okay, well I pulled the wood trim from the dash and removed the temperature display and nav display. I believe that the displays are okay. Does anyone know if there is a common component like a relay that these three wires share? I think that is likely the issue. The other parts of the dash (hazard lights, instrument panel, etc.) seem to work okay. I believe that the
