radio turns off in the cold?

onewickedkid05 · Post by **onewickedkid05** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:51 am

So its been getting colder and colder and now when i start my car my headunit doesnt turn on...I have to push the headunit hard and it turns on but then if i stop puishing it turns off...it will continue this until it gets warm in the car...once i push it and it starts turning on it will play....even when the headunit lights and display go out....anyone know wtf is up with this thing

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:57 pm

check your harness in the back of the radio and check your ground. may have been just barely connected before and as it gets cold the metal shrinks causing it to loose connection. either that or you have a bad solder joint inside the radio...

Craz1000 · Post by **Craz1000** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:50 pm

its not the harness behind the radio, if its an aftermarket radio i can guarontee its the contacts on the face itself, if so i bet its also a pioneer

onewickedkid05 · Post by **onewickedkid05** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:13 pm

its a flip face the contacts are on the back of the flip face and the main deck....and no its a blaupunkt or however u spell it.....It wont turn on when i turn the car on put when i press on the face it lights up and turns on..l.once the pressure is removed the faceplate lights dim out but it still stays on and everything works fine....

EvoNeon02 · Post by **EvoNeon02** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:28 pm

Its broke buy a new one. thats what i would do.

Craz1000 · Post by **Craz1000** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 4:18 pm

try cleaning the contacts with an alcohol swab like we used to do with the old nintendo games, also see if any of them are bent. when u do this it might be a good idea to make sure the radio has no power going to it also