Transparent OLED displayed odd line of pixels, then stopped working

I have been working on a project with the transparent OLED display and the esp32 thing plus. Everything was working fine, but about 3 days in, the display was displaying an odd line of pixels that would not turn off. I was wondering if it might be something in my code, so I loaded up the test program, and they were still there. I also noticed that sometimes during this test there would be a high-pitched noise coming from the display. I unplugged the qwiic connector and then plugged it in again to no avail. I then unplugged the display from its board and plugged that in again, and it now just does not display at all. The power LED sporadically turns on and off.

I do not see anything that is obviously broken. I tried searching google and these forums for anyone with the same problem, but could not find anyone. I probably did something wrong, but I can not figure out what. The only thing I can think of was that I had it plugged into power for a long time before I noticed it (about 24 hours). It was not a static image though, so I do not see how that could have damaged it.

Additional information:

I was using this display before and it worked fine, but I was stupid and had the cable at an odd angle, and it shorted and started to heat up. Then I noticed that the wire had come undone from the display, so I ordered a new one. This is the replacement I got.

You’re having issues with the ‘replacement’ one that you mention, correct? Can you provide a video of the errors you’re seeing?

Sorry, for some reason when I try to upload a video, it is grayed out, but I will try to describe it. I can plug the display into the ESP32 Thing Plus, and give the thing Plus power. The power light on the display sometimes comes on, and sometimes waits a bit before coming on, but when it is on, it is flickering, and will also turn off sometimes. I am running the example sketch that has worked before, so it is not a code problem.

It sounds like the display you currently have is ultimately defective. I would recommend that you could try requesting an RMA if you purchased directly from SparkFun: https://sparkfun.com/returns