Avantadrive_Original

This problem has plagued me and my car for some time now, where the front left speaker on the driver's door cuts out at low volumes and kicks back on when the volume of the music increases. It may not sound like a big deal, but it makes an otherwise really nice stereo system sound pretty worthless.

Anyway, I was cleaning out the interior the other day, and as usual my mind wandered to that left speaker as i was cleaning around it. So, i turned on the stereo, and as i should expect, the speaker didn't come on, and the music was relatively quiet until i kicked up the volume a few notches, at which point i heard the left speaker crack and come on. Since i was cleaning, though, the door was open. I closed it while listening to the stereo, and the speaker cut out. I opened it, and it clicked back on. After some trial and error, I noticed that even a slight motion in the door would click the speaker on/off. This turned my attention to the rubber tube containing the wires for the door that runs from the car to the door in the crease where the door opens. With the stereo on, and the speaker cut out, i jiggled that tube a bit, and the speaker crackled to life. I jiggled it again, and it cut out. I adjusted it so it was almost perfectly straight (it had been slightly twisted) and the speaker now seems to remain on constantly.

In other words, something in the joint between the car and the speaker is loose, and was causing that speaker to cut out. It must be a fairly sensitive connection, because that minor (and probably temprorary) adjustment seems to have fixed it. If the speaker cuts back on, I'll investigate more deeply by removing interior trim panels and getting to the "source" of the problem. Just thought someone might find this pertinent!

Bob Loblaw

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Had all of mine replaced under warranty about a year ago.

Avantadrive_Original

the bulletin you're referring to is for the center (dash) speaker, which causes the speakers to cut out. unfortunately, that's a different problem, otherwise mine would have been solved long ago. i've done the homework on this, there's been a bunch of suggestions as to what could be causing the problem, but none have been so simple yet effective as "tweak the little rubber hose" which is what i did, and which is bullsh!t considering the nature of these cars...

Bob Loblaw

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Bob Loblaw

you've got teh gremlins in your car!

Avantadrive_Original

this involves replacing the whole speaker, rather than just the harness. this was actually done to my car not that long ago, with no successful results in fixing the left speaker. also, the problem described here occurs at high volume, whereas my problem occurs specifically at lower volumes and is eradicated at higher volumes. Thanks for the heads up though!

Spinnetti

This is EXACTLY what I predicted many months (maybe a couple years?) ago... Speaker overload.

Note that this is NOT the same problem that was complained about though.. I had that too, and they replaced the speakers a couple times - wiring problem there...

the bulletin says all speakers, but I had only left front...