Could be a resistor.
Ive not looked into it real deep but it sounds like its just a multiplexer. It has 3 different resistors with different resistance and any of those 3 resistors can go bad. The 4th position doesnt use a resistor so only 3 is needed.
Could be wrong, Im just thinking out loud.

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