clc

Has anyone heard any kind of interference noises (something like bthe bhte bhte....) coming from the speakers? I hear it coming from the driver's side speaker when I'm stopped and have the radio on softly and the nav system going at the same time. It only goes on for about 20 or 30 seconds, then goes away....

Any solutions?

gohawks63

No problems here.

yahtzee

You wouldnt by chance be using a cell phone during this time would you? That happens to mine when i use my phone.....

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clc

I'm not using a cell phone. But I do leave it on and sitting in the cupholder. Maybe leaving cell phone on standby is the reason?

Funny that no one else has this problem. My friend's WRX also has this noise, and he doesn't have a nav.

Going to the dealer on friday, maybe they have an answer.

pianoman41

This has been documented quite a bit on this forum, especially with Nextel users (IIRC). If you keep your cell phone in the cup holders or in the storage area between the seat heater buttons (under the radio), the radio is prone to interference from the RFI emitted by the phone while on standby. Every time you jump from cell tower to cell tower, every time you roam or switch from analog to digital, you'll probably get some interference. And you'll probably notice the most just prior to getting a call. I keep my StarTac in the top portion of the arm rest and have no troubles.

Type SSSS

nextel....

badazzS

Yea my Nextel sux for that, kinda sounds like a staticy heart monitor

nick79

i got A nextel even leavign it in the cupholder makes noise.

but one cool thing, once u hear that niose usually the phone rings 10 seconds after.. its cool in a way cuz i know its about to ring sometimes... hahahahah

Smelly

The Nextel is definitely the worse with the radio interference. I also get it from a Nokia 8260. Eitherway, whenever I use a cell phone, I have to turn the radio all the way down so I don't hear the interference from the cell phone.