Digital MID on my 2009 Ford Fiesta diesel abrubtly goes blank

After driving for few good hours, screen goes blank. Then after few hours it comes back again slowly (in a dim way) and finally brightens up fully.

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Hello, requesting guidance from experienced forum members on odometer data being blank on my car's display.

Car - Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi 2009 (Odo - 1.21L+)

I will provide 2 photos. 1st : normal ; 2nd showing the malfunction.

This issue came few weeks ago. After driving for few good hours, screen goes blank. Then after few hours it comes back again slowly (in a dim way) and finally brightens up fully after few more hours of driving or night halt.

This happened many times. So, I was comfortable as display would revert back.

However, now it has been more than one day, with various many breaks, and display has still not recovered.

It is not a major issue, as fuel gauge is working so I can fill up the car and continue to drive normally, but it is still a nuisance to see it blank all the time and not knowing how much I have traveled. Recently, I went to Kasauli (HP) and onwards journey was clocked, return was blank.

Also, screen going blank is not a computer issue as everyone it came back I could see the updated numbers. So clearly, computer is calculating fine. Its the screen that rejects to show them. Even when, display starts to come back slowly/being dim, I can see the numbers changing

Has anyone faced these issues? (Fiesta and Figos featured same console)

What are my options? Is it an expensive fix? I think this is a unique part and will require the whole dashboard to be taken apart.

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