Has anyone come across this problem before, my dealer does not know and it is costing me a fortune.
When I start the car in the morning, the dash lights do not come on, and the centre console lights go off when I switch on the side lights. After about 10 minutes or 10 miles the centre console lights flash and struggle to come on for approx 30 seconds, then once the console lights are on the needles flash or strobe for 10 seconds before coming on constantly, the dash backlights come on followed by the fuel guage starting to work
What baffles me most is that the rev counter, mileometer and temperature gauge continue to work when the lights and fuel gauge do not.
My dealer sugested that the battery may be faulty, I replaced this without no improvement. I also replaced the alternator with a new one again without improvement.