What to do when your car radio goes blank?
Last week its radio display went blank. Everything still works — the buttons light up below the display — but there are no station numbers or CD track indicator lighting up. It’s completely dark. The dealership service manager said, “It happens.” He wants $1200 and some change to fix it; he says the whole radio/CD unit has to be replaced.
Why is my car radio display not working?
Your car radio may have damaged connectors that are not able to transmit power and information to the display LED, and it is not able to work. There can be several possible reasons that can cause the connectors of the LED to stop giving power. The main reason for the damaged connectors can be a loose connection of wires of the connectors.
How can I see the display on my car radio?
Choose the ‘MANUAL’ setting and push to select. Press the back button until you exit the menu. You can now try holding the back button until the dimmer is switched on or off, then repeat the above process to adjust the brightness. Finally you could look at the colour of the display.
What’s the problem with a blank car stereo?
I had the same problem: The radio played, but I couldn’t read any of the display. I wired a 2A pig-tail fuse across the defective fuse. A: Glad you found the problem. I’ll forward your letter the reader who originally wrote in–but I suspect the answer for them is the same.
Last week its radio display went blank. Everything still works — the buttons light up below the display — but there are no station numbers or CD track indicator lighting up. It’s completely dark. The dealership service manager said, “It happens.” He wants $1200 and some change to fix it; he says the whole radio/CD unit has to be replaced.
Your car radio may have damaged connectors that are not able to transmit power and information to the display LED, and it is not able to work. There can be several possible reasons that can cause the connectors of the LED to stop giving power. The main reason for the damaged connectors can be a loose connection of wires of the connectors.
I had the same problem: The radio played, but I couldn’t read any of the display. I wired a 2A pig-tail fuse across the defective fuse. A: Glad you found the problem. I’ll forward your letter the reader who originally wrote in–but I suspect the answer for them is the same.
Can a used radio be repaired in a car?
Any teenager should be able to remove this radio for you to get it into the repair shop. Ask a kid with a car that has one of those stereos you can hear two blocks away. Another option is a used radio from a salvage lot.
Why is my Nissan Daewoo radio display not working?
In some cases, the display screen is blank or doesn’t works. Years of production and makes of cars with radio’s display problems are: Models from 2011 to 2015, Suzuki Equator. Nissan Daewoo radio has been studied from Minitools experts, which have identified as main cause of the car radio problems the heat or the temperature changes.
Why is the radio working but no display?
The radio works fine just no display.. Now we are being told it is possibly the radio itself that needs to be replaced. Did you have any luck fixing your display? I have Fusion 2013 SE. and the same problem.. so upset.
Why is the radio screen blank on my Ford Escape?
I had sound, and could move the radio presets like normal but the screen is completely blank. I have no idea if it was related to giving a jump or not but that’s the only different thing that happened today with the car. Anyone else had this?