A/C Control panel help

[Neejay]

My "A/C Switch" and "Air Recirculation Switch" doesnt stay clicked when I push them. They will stay if I mess with the harness behind them and like push it up. Do I need a whole new(er) A/C control panel?

[gabossie]

probably easiest to just go pull one from a junkyard. Buttons wear out eventually.

[Neejay]

probably easiest to just go pull one from a junkyard. Buttons wear out eventually.

Well, if they didnt work at all I guess I could see replacing it...but is that really the problem? Cause like I said, if I jiggle the harness in the back, the button will click in.

[Neejay]

no one else has any ideas?

[slipnfall]

The S13 AC controls are mechanical buttons, so if they are not staying engaged, it's most likely a coicidence that wiggling the harness helps. Unless you like messing with this sort of thing, I'd replace the front panel. Think of the old-style tape decks with the mechanical buttons. If you ever took one apart, you'd know that they are a pain to get working properly again. Doesn't sound like an electrical problem: you're likely just stressing the front panel enough to catch a slider/pin/some sort of engagement mechanism.

[slydin'240]

Mine was doing the samething. Pulled one from the junkyard and..........still did the same thing. After further inspection the clip on the harness was broke and didn't stay plugged in. A little electrical tape solved my problem.