2002 EB Electronic Climate Control Problem

My 2002 EB with 67k miles recently developed a problem . The
electronic climate control stays off when the engine is restarted. I
can hear creaking and groaning noises behind the instrument panel for
15-20 seconds. When I press the "auto" button, the ECC comes on, stays
on, and everything is fine until the next cycle.

My concern is that this will eventually lead to complete failure of
the system.

Any ideas or suggestions? Anything I can investigate myself? Would
like to avoid the dreaded trip to the dealer for obvious reasons.
Thanks....

I work for a dealer..... and I would love to know what "the obvious reasons"
are.....


"Ed" > wrote in message
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> My 2002 EB with 67k miles recently developed a problem . The
> electronic climate control stays off when the engine is restarted. I
> can hear creaking and groaning noises behind the instrument panel for
> 15-20 seconds. When I press the "auto" button, the ECC comes on, stays
> on, and everything is fine until the next cycle.
>
> My concern is that this will eventually lead to complete failure of
> the system.
>
> Any ideas or suggestions? Anything I can investigate myself? Would
> like to avoid the dreaded trip to the dealer for obvious reasons.
> Thanks....