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I have a Sony head unit. And for the most part it is fine.

But every now and then it will either turn off then straight back on. Or stay off until I restart the engine.

any recommendations would be great.

 

Thanks

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Possible causes would be a faulty head unit, or a faulty ignition switch.

 

Best bet would be to use a multimeter and check which rail is going off.

 

Should have a permanent 12v

A ground wire

And a switched 12v which will go live, when you turn the key to the first click

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1. Remove

2. Check all wiring

3. Ensure all wire connections are tight

 

Mine did that

Either when car moving or just by turning up volume

In the end had a few lose wire connections - just tighten and sorted.

 

And make sure not to squash all the wires when pushing stereo back in!

 

 

 

 

But

I could be wrong!

But no harm in checking ... :thumbleft:

Edited by Wayne2015

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Does the radio retain the stored stations or do you have to retune each time?

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It retains all the stations. And taking the front off and putting back on usually sorts it.

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It retains all the stations. And taking the front off and putting back on usually sorts it.

 

Then its an ignition live issue (permenant live and earth must be OK otherwise you'd need to retune the stations) or the facia connections themselves

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Ok cheers. I've ordered a new Sony 16 ok. Plug. If it still does it I'll just have a perminant live and turn it on/off manually.

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If removing and replacing the front fixes it, then it could be the connections between the front panel and the main part of the radio

 

Give them a clean with some fine emery or a glass fiber brush

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It doesn't sort it every time.

I'm pretty sure he guys have hit it on her head with either the ignition or faulty connector 👍

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No worries, keep it in mind if the rest doesn't work

 

I used to fix ford radio's for a living and you wouldn't believe how many radios were replaced under warranty for a dirty or corroded removable panel

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