GM Volt Forum banner

Heat Related Issue with Center Console Display

1172 Views 2 Replies 3 Participants Last post by  bmehnooot
Hi all,

I've been seeing an interesting thing happening recently with my '17 Premier. On days when it is hot out or the car has been sitting in the sun all day, and I enter the exceptionally hot cabin to start my car, I am seeing an issue with the center console display.

Basically - the backlight is out and the touch screen does not work. I can faintly see the screen icons and notification popups so the display itself is on/changing - only the touch and backlight do not function. After driving the car for a few minutes and cooling off the cabin, the console suddenly returns to normal working order - the display lights and the touch screen works. It's as if the high cabin temperature is preventing the display from working properly.

I don't recall seeing this issue last summer with the car so I wanted to know if anyone else has experienced it. I do plan to bring the car to the dealer (I took a video of the issue the last time it happened) but just wanted to know if anyone else has seen this.

Thanks,
-DJ
1 - 1 of 3 Posts
It would probably be helpful if you were a little more scientific about this.
1) put a thermometer someplace inside. Tell us what "hot" is (an actual temperature reading)
2) Get a sunshade and put it in the window, take temps again and see if the screen behaves better in the lower temps
3) Take a photo of the dim screen so we can see exactly what is happening
4) At what temperature does the screen "recover"?

While I suspect there is actually an issue that needs to be addressed by a repair shop, I'm also astounded at how few people use windshield sun-screens in modern cars to help protect all those LCD screens from direct sun and high heat.

Heck, I have two. One in the windshield, and the other blocking the drivers side window so I don't cook my backside on the leather seat when I get in the car at the end of the workday :)
1 - 1 of 3 Posts
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top