I am at a loss as to what it could be. Now the radio stays on and I am afraid it will just drain my battery. check engine light was on the day before and the car was tested and light erased. 2 Posts . If its an after market unit then you need to hook it up right. Is this a standard thing when you have an aftermarket. Share this conversation . There are many causes that can lead to this issue. If you are installing a aftermarket stereo/head unit, and you got power but no sound, this should be your solution! If its a factory radio take it to a dealer and tell them to fix it. If you still aren’t able to locate the problem and fix it, take your car to the mechanic, it is most likely that the problem is in the car. I bought the new car radio/stereo unit, installed it, but there is a problem it wont stay on when i turn of my car. I would take a look at the switch in the door jamb and the wires in the harness. Ive sold one and kept the other to power my DD2515 in the same car. If it is a switch where is it b/c i have not seen any switch on any of the doors. Just as though the driver’s door is still closed. The radio is supposed to shut off when the door is opened after the truck is shut off and now it's not working. 2010 Red Jewel Acadia SLT-2 FWD, Cashmere Interior, Sunroof, Cooled Seats.
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2007 Miata. Dies geschieht in Ihren Datenschutzeinstellungen. The other has to do with the car stereo seeming to turn on, but no sound ever comes out. It used to shut off once we opened the drivers door. When the switch on the radio is off, the radio should be off regardless of whether or not the radio is receiving power. It should go to somewhere that only has power when the car is on. 90% Upvoted. This has been happening intermittantly for a while now and getting worse. Battery capacity hasn’t increased with the increase in electronics, so a modern car battery would last about 2 hours on average or as much as 5 hours in the right conditions, and if the volume isn’t too high and everything else that can be turned off is in fact turned off, and that the battery is relatively new and … And it also loses preferences (volume, radio stations, etc) Info about the connection from the car: Yellow wire - it is labeled "Battery" (on the car side), voltage is 12 when car is on, 0 when car is off. Solution: I’ve created a video on how I solved this issue. Looked out the window, and the display had lit up again circa 3 hours after I left the car, and 2 since i'd last checked and seen it off. The scematics I have show that the instrument panel instruments are sourced from the same point on the ignition (acc/run position) switch but they all go dead when the ignition is in the off position. This is only with the driver’s door, if another door is opened then the dome lights come on but of course the radio stays on. Sort by. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Once I turned off truck and exited, the radio stayed on. It can be frustrating to turn on your car stereo and find out that the sound has cut out. I hooked all the cables up correctly and double checked. Spent some time today diagnosing the problem and here is what I found. First some clues. Why? The problem returned a few years latter, I guess a bad design. Radio designed to stay on for a set amount of time Some car radios are on a timer, so they are designed to not shut off immediately. It has left many car owners wondering about what could cause this issue. They found it to be a sensor in the door. I also notice when I turn my engine off, my car stereo is still on. I am coneccting ground to ground, 12v constant to 12 v constant and 12v acc to 12v acc. 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