My97CX

So there's a problem with my car.. The climate control lights when I turn it on go out when it's either all the way to the right, all the way to the left, or when the fan speed is all the way to the right. Also the light starts off bright on the right and then slowly gets dimmer and dimmer towards the left. Anyone know what the problem could be? Should I replace the lights? But would that solve the lights going off at certain positions?
I would post pictures but it's too bright outside for a pretty clear shot of the lights being bipolar