odd flickering on steering wheel button lights

[lordmundi]

Anyone ever seen this? While driving at night I can see that the backlit buttons on the steering wheel are randomly flickering off and on. When it is happening my cruise control will get cancelled and also I have to hit the "prev/next" buttons for the radio sometimes multiple times to get it to take. Seems like there might be a loose connection or a bad ground to the steering wheel controls.

Any idea if this is an easy thing to troubleshoot inside the steering wheel (like a simple connector to unplug and replug)?

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[swtrailboss]

Sounds like you may have an issue with the contact connections in the clockspring. Would be interested to know if your symptoms disappear when you angle your steering wheel a little bit one way or the other. Can you duplicate the issue while sitting in a parked position and if so turn the steering wheel a little one way or the other and see if it affects the flickering symptom.