Hi all, am hoping that someone might be able to shed some light on this...
I bought a 2005 mk5 GTI about 4 months ago: beautiful condition, well-loved by its last owner, all was well with the world, birds singing and all.
A couple months in I noticed that the LCD temperature displays and the LEDs in the Climatronic display in the centre column would occasionally flicker, seemingly in time with the engine turning over.
This was very random, as occasionally I'd turn on the car and all would be fine. No flickering. And then the problem would come back, seemingly without rhyme nor reason (at one point I remember thinking that the lights would be more likely to flicker when it had been raining, but maybe that's a false positive). Adjusting the intensity of the dash lights via the little knob near the headlamp control didn't seem to help the issue.
It did this for a couple months, but now the Climatronic LEDs and LCDs have gone completely dark.
No other lights (dash, interior or exterior) are affected, and the Climatronic system (air and heated seats) still works a charm.
I checked the battery and alternator and all is good there. Checked the fuses, and (if I indeed checked the right fuses) they're all sound.
I guess the next step would be to open up the centre column and take a look at the wiring harness for the Climatronic, yeah? Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance, this is a real nuisance.