JackieBfly

I've been looking for anyone who has had a similar navigation problem, but haven't found one. Hopefully someone can give me a possible solution or help to determine if my problem is linked to the already known 'frozen screen' issue.

I have an '06 IS350 in Breakwater Blue, bought it brand-new in Oct. '05, currently has 140k mi.

My screen died on me about 6 months ago. When I say 'died' I mean no signs of life at all & it's essentially BLACK. Nav screen has no illumination. Now the radio & cd changer DO work, so I have music & the clock only. Side buttons surrounding the screen; (a/c, menu, audio etc.) have no illumination & are not operable either...... HOWEVER, approximately every 6 weeks or so, the screen will flicker a few times, I will see lines & the screen will begin to fade back in & the entire unit WILL become totally operational for just about 10 minutes (this is the only time I can get to make my a/c adjustments which will stay in effect for about another 6 weeks because it will die shortly thereafter.)

Has anyone else had this issue? I see the the more common complaint & problem is having the screen "Freeze" & totally locking up on the home screen. But my screen seems to have a short or power interruption.. Is it possible to fix my blackout with the same DYI for frozen screens, or is it something different? Of course the dealer wants $2300 for a new unit, but honestly.. I simply cant afford that, otherwise it would have been fixed months ago. Another possibility I thought was if this could be fixed by just replacing the 7" screen. What do you guys think? Any help would be tremendously appreciated!!!!!!!!!

Gville350

iTrader: (10)

Have you thought about an aftermarket unit? Unless you are good with electronics and will tear into the NAV unit yourself testing everything with a multimeter, I think an aftermarket unit would be your best bet.