I did a search, didnt see any issues like this one.. here goes..

the other day I drive like 20 minutes, park the VX, turn the key to ACC to listen to the radio with the engine off, my friend shows up, i start the VX and take off. i realize its getting cold.. look down, indicator lights for the AC controls are all off, i try hitting a few buttons, nothing worked, tried changing fan temp from auto to the manual settings.. still nothing, got out, checked all the fuses, nothing.. turned the vx off, pulled the key, started it back up, worked fine

few days ago, get in the vx, start it up after sitting overnight.. no AC lights again, shut it down, started it back up, works fine again

earlier today, vx had been sitting for maybe 2 hours, same thing

havent noticed a pattern in when it happens, just randomly it will be like i have no power to my AC, the backlighting still works fine when i turn the headlights on, just no indicator light to tell me which mode i am in (defrost, feet, dash etc) and nothing works until i turn it off and turn it back on

could this be the resistor behind the glove box? i thought all that did was give you no control over fan speed