Hoping someone else has had this problem and has some insight.

My volume buttons don't work, cruise buttons still do.

It's an 02 RL. Any ideas?

TIA

 

mine get weird every so often where it will take an extra tap.

I say take that switch out and make sure the contacts are all clean, and test the resistors for correct resistance.

 

There is a plug for the headunit that might have gotten loose

 

Damnit. I guess the day has come that I take everything apart again. Thanks fellas.

 

so did it happen all of a sudden?

 

Yeah, I get in the RL the other day and the fiance says "oh yeah, my volume buttons on the steering wheel don't work". They haven't worked in about a week.

I'll try to get at it sometime in the next few weeks. Unfortunately time has been very valuable lately.

 

lol

dont you love that.

 

Before I got in and I noticed the maint required light was on...I'm like why couldn't you tell me when it came on? What if it was CEL or another light....

I make it a point to get in it twice a week and drive it at least once a week.

 

Wife does the same thing with the TL.

Worn out brake pads, balding tires etc

Fortunately I pay attention.

 

I recall one of the Acura techs I've spoken with in the past make mention that there is a bulletin out on that same problem.

Remote Audio Controls Do Not Work Properly

bearing in eight places.

 

I hope it's not that..if it is, it'll stay the way it is.

I'm hoping to get some time on Sunday to take the stereo out and check the connection.

I just got all my parts for my TL today so I'll be spending tomorrow putting in a new mirror glass, new intake hose and a new passenger A-spec side skirt. It'll be mint when I'm done

 

My switch was not working for a while and i swapped it out for a new one but now once in a while the volume buttons will become reversed and will even switch radio stations or cd tracks when i am pressing the volume up button lol

 

I didn't get to it this weekend but I am able to change the radio station from the wheel control, just not the volume.

I'm assuming it's the entire switch, not just a loose connection

 

If you need the switch, I have one from a 96, in tan.

 

Does anyone know the part number for the switch? Mine is going bad and it needs to be replaced also.

 

Found this response to the problem your having on another forum. Check link below.

(/forums/f40/rl-steering-wheel-volume-control-fix-59646/)

 

Fixed link:
Click here

It won't paste into the thread!

Seriously? tapping it on and off?

I can't wait to try this when I get home tonight. IF that's the fix, I'll be

Every time I drive the RL, I try to use those damn buttons and it's a disappointment every time when it fails to work.


Oh, here's the fix:

 

lol

this site won't let you link to certain other (Acura) sites. You have to spell it out or something dumb like that.


you know there's this spray at radio shack for volume knobs, I wonder if it would make any difference.

I still think it's the switch though. I swapped out a different radio and it still does it once in a while.

 

Hatch, be optimistic for me for a minute.

 

lol sorry

yeah smack that radio a couple times. There's no replacement for some tough love.

 

Already tried that...didn't work.

Worked on my Cutlass all the time

 

IT WORKED!

I can't believe it.

This is about as cool as when I fixed my ignition in my TL by spraying a little WD-40 in it

Thanks AZ once again - love this site.

 

Glad you were able to resolve your problem. Sorry the link in my post did not work. Glad you found the info.

 

Thanks man. Yeah, like hatch said, the site won't let you link it to competitor forums


Thank you for the link either way.

 

Here's the part #'s I found:

002 35880-SZ3-A31ZA
( DARK LAPIS )

002 35880-SZ3-A31ZB
( GRAPHITE BLACK )

002 35880-SZ3-A31ZC
( MEDIUM TAUPE )

 

Mine does this same thing, it does get quite annoying, but it does seem to mainly do this when the car is first turned on...I am going to try the odd fix that was mentioned in this thread, but I also wanted to know how easy it is to replace the cluster all together?

My cluster with the navigation cluster has a lot of scratches on it and I was looking to replace it entirely.

Thanks!

 

This happens to me as well at random times. Gets annoying after awhile.....