LCD screen leakage on my 5-year-old Volkswagen Jetta

Earlier there were issues like ghost touches & non-responsiveness but now I can see visible signs of screen leakage.

BHPian Vegitocat recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Hi BHPians,

My Jetta has achieved the 40,000 km mark in 5 years. This is a unique problem that I haven't really come across on this forum. So any insights on how to repair it are appreciated or please share if you have faced something similar.

The MIB2 unit has been having issues like ghost touches and non-responsiveness for a few months now. Since it was liveable I did not bother to get it checked before. But now, I can see visible signs of the LCD screen showing leakage. I have no plans to buy a new unit as it is very expensive at 45 or 50k as quoted by VW ASC. The other option is to just replace the LCD screen and possibly the associated board but I have no idea where to source this from.

The unit on my car is made by Technisat and I have attached an image which shows the leakage on the left top corner and the weird pattern at the bottom of the screen. I have also spent additional money on getting the unit equipped with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, hence, the added hesitation in replacing this unit.

Here's what BHPian vishy76 had to say about the matter:

This is a known issue. The Technisat MIB on the Jetta is glitchy in general. I have had a friend of mine facing CD drive issues while another had an issue where a part of the touchscreen was paralysed. It wouldn't work no matter what he did.

The latter got in touch with German DNA I believe (I have no affiliation to this firm BTW), and had only the touchscreen replaced for around 12-15K. The entire panel was replaced. You can contact them once and enquire.

Here's what BHPian RajaTaurus had to say about the matter:

Here is me, 40k and 5 years Jetta TSI CL. I am the one whose screen is paralysed 1 inch on left, right and top. And as you said, LCD is leaking (!) through the gap in the bottom. Also Technisat Poland unit. My VW service people gave up on it. No repair and no replacement. I am living with it. As I haven't done any upgrade to it, I don't plan to do anything with it. Functionally all works fine. Importantly park pilot is ok. Right knob has some menu functions that helps.

Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.