Hey Everyone.
I went to the dealership today because I had a couple issues on my 2013 xjl awd

The first one: The two buttons "Mode" & "Eject" on the main panel don't work. When I press them nothing happens. The other buttons to the right do work, ie: AV, Music Note and Seat icons. When I press the buttons I can tell there is a slight difference in touch between the 2 broken ones and the 3 working buttons. The dealership says I need to replace the Front Aircon panel Part #C2D49755. This is approx. a $800 part. Is there another way around this, or am I S.O.L.? Can't believe 2 non-working buttons is a $800 dollar fix.

The second issue: My USB port inside the front arm rest is not working properly. It will charge a phone, but it won't read USB sticks anymore. I've tried different USB's and they all don't read. "Please insert a USB." The format is fine because that never changed and it worked flawlessly before. The cost to fix, approx: $240. Again, am I S.O.L., or is there a less expensive fix?

I appreciate any advice. Thank You.

 

I once had a similar issue with a Mazda Xedos 9, the whole panel had to be replaced. I just went on-line and found a used on the internet, and fitted that. Once you've swapped out, you can look at the back of the switch, and usually you find a standard push button that can be bought from electronics shops or onlne. Repair it and there's your spare ready to fit if a 2nd failure occurs,

 

It's not a common part among 3rd party sellers. Commercial vendors have it listed approx: $700- $800. I just cant believe something as trivial as a broken button leads to an asinine price fix. Thanks for your reply.

 

It has to be incredibly rare thy get broken so they're hardly going to stock what you want at a low price. Buy used? Probably get the whole thing for less.

 

I looked at ebay. There are a few, but none have the windshield heating/defroster button (located above rear defroster), so that rules those out.