Radio station & tone drift problems
10-06-2000, 07:51 AM
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Radio station & tone drift problems
I guess I'll join the club after 2,000 miles on my 2000 4.2. Maybe this calls for another class action law suit much like the one that was initiated for the fuel sensor problem. I'm beginning to think this is the only way AoA responsds to problems.
10-06-2000, 09:20 AM
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As has been posted here many times before...
...try turning the radio off EVERY TIME before you shut off the engine. This will prevent the possibility of voltage spikes reaching the radio when you restart the car, which in turn will probably prevent the "frequency creep" and "tone control creep".
There's been a lot of discussion here on this subject, and to the best of my knowledge (readers, please correct me if I'm wrong) nobody who uses the above procedure has had a recurrance of the problem. It may not be a perfect solution or the one you're looking for, but in my opinion it makes more sense than a lawsuit!
By the way, my understanding is that the problem has also surfaced on "replacement" radios, so going that route is no guarantee of resolution either.
There's been a lot of discussion here on this subject, and to the best of my knowledge (readers, please correct me if I'm wrong) nobody who uses the above procedure has had a recurrance of the problem. It may not be a perfect solution or the one you're looking for, but in my opinion it makes more sense than a lawsuit!
By the way, my understanding is that the problem has also surfaced on "replacement" radios, so going that route is no guarantee of resolution either.
10-06-2000, 09:49 AM
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Why not just get your radio replaced..instead of the knee JERK reaction to sue?? (m)
Or are you going to try to claim that this is a "safety" problem like the fuel gauge? Even if Audi knew before installing each radio that it had the "drift" problem and installed them anyway...what's the point? Let the market take care of the solution. If Audi isn't smart enough to install quality components they will pay the price by losing sales. They don't even make the radio, for crying out loud. In fact, even if Audi knew the radio would never work right, because the manufacturer told them, and gave them a GREAT deal for taking it off their hands... so what? ;-) . It's just a little glitch that Audi is doing what it can, short of gearing up to make its own radios. Deal with it. and have a great weekend driving one of the most amazing cars, and values, on the road.
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10-07-2000, 05:40 AM
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Re: As has been posted here many times before...
It has been very strange. I stations would drift from time to time after starting the car...now for the past few months it has stoped completely...still use the A/C.
Who knows....
Who knows....
10-07-2000, 09:36 AM
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It probably makes sense to turn off the A/C system as well.
Not that this is by any means conclusive, but I always turn everything off before shutting down the engine (therefore nothing with a switch is on when I re-start), and I've never had station or tone control creep.
10-07-2000, 11:31 AM
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Not related to a/c
For what it's worth, I've had my A/C off for a few days and had the radio gremlins visit me twice. Agree that it hasn't happened when the radio is turned off.