frozen steering wheel controles

[vojtazbrna]

Hi there,
I've noticed this ever since the winter started that when I start the car in the morning the steering wheel controles are not working until about 20 minutes later when the car is warmed up. It's not a major problem, I just use the other controles, but it's annoying, you know. Anybody has an idea?

[erw38]

As in radio/heat controls? What controls are we talking about here?

[vojtazbrna]

Sorry,
yes, radio/heat/fan controls. Every single morning and it's not even that cold now here in NJ.

[JimW]

Oh boy...well do the lights still work? Its a major task to rip apart the steering wheel. It could potentially be a wiring harness gone bad.

Like any luxury item on an aging car...once it goes...is it still worth it to fix?

*sigh*

Good luck either way

[vojtazbrna]

well, i haven't checked the lights yet. i'll check that tomorrow morning. what surprises me though, is that it's only not working in the morning. it's parked in the lot overnight for let's say 12 hours while temperature drops down to about 25 deg. in the morning it's not working for about 10min until the car warms up. when I get out of work after the car is parked for about 8 hours(temp about 45) it's working right away. do you think it's the temp that does this?

[Isnibs]

Is there a single relay that controls them, if so it my not be ticketyboo.

[BuccaneersFan]

Does your horn work? Could be your clockspring, but I don't know why it would start working after it warmed up.

[vojtazbrna]

So I finally checked the lights today because it was raining and they are working. It's all lit up, but won't work. I guess I'll just forget that. It's really not a big deal plus the spring is coming anyway.

[Letitroll98]

vojtazbrna said:

Sorry,
yes, radio/heat/fan controls. Every single morning and it's not even that cold now here in NJ.

Where in Jersey?

[vojtazbrna]

Morris Plains up by Morristown