Donotgetmarried

Hey guys my clock/radio display on the dash keeps blinking on and off when I have the radio on, was wondering if anyone else has had the same problem? Or knows what may be causing the problem its kind of starting to get annoying looking at it go on and off thanks.

HEAVY_RL

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is it the lights coming on and dimming it or is it turning off?

rmjse

Thats exactly what happened mith me last night. I tried to turn the radio on and the digital display would turn on and then fade out and turn off. I turned the car off then back on and it started to work just fine.

HEAVY_RL

iTrader: (1)

Hmmm early signs of a low battery?

Donotgetmarried

Its basically blinking on and off, at first it was sparatic and now its everytime I have the radio on. I thought it might be the battery but the car has no other electronic issues or tell tale signs that it might be. I am hoping it might be a fuse any other suggestions?

db22

Firstly, your hope that it is a fuse is a real long shot - a fuse either works or it doesn't, they are never intermittent.
I had the issue and pushing on the center unit would make or break its functionality. Eventually the only way of getting a display at all was to let the unit sit on the dash and not be clipped in. I enquired on a replacement and was quoted around $400!!
The solution was to unclip the unit, remove the connectors (one for the center speaker and one for the display) and proceed to take the whole thing apart until I has the circuit board out. I then touched up the dry-solder joints with a soldering iron. If you are not familiar with soldering then this may be a problem and beware of the surface mount components. Do not re-solder the surface mount components.
BTW some dry solder joints may be seen by looking at the solder joints with a magnifying glass and looking for dis-coloring of the solder or cracks in the joint.
Hope this helps - it's easy if you can solder.