AC just stopped, clock is way slow, MPG panel doesn't function

[wallyski]

Hey guys. My 2005 Sport 4x4 was working fine, but every so often the clock would become a min or two slow. A few days ago, I turned it on, and the AC control doesn't work, the clock was 30 min behind, and the MPG, avg speed panel doesn't respond to the buttons when I push them. Any ideas where to start lookin first? Never had AC problems before. Always blew cold.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated since it is hotter than heck in Louisiana!
Thank you!
Wally

 

[COn4mer]

I would start by unplugging the connector on the back of the panel, let it sit for 30 seconds or so, then plug it back in and see what happens. Removing the panel is easy, you can find instructions here on the forum, and there are also videos on Youtube.

 

[wallyski]

So I did that. No change. Checked the ACC fuse and it looks fine. I'm thinking about buying a new control panel on eBay. Any thoughts?

 

[COn4mer]

Yep, I didn't really know if that would help or not, but it's where I would have started and you might have got lucky. I saw your other post about the AC relay. Are you thinking now that you might have a couple of different things going on, or can you somehow attribute the rest of the control panel issues to the relay?

If you do decide to replace the control panel, I got a good used one on eBay once that included the information display and all three controls, for $100. In a recent post, someone got a quote of $1000 for a new one.