I have a 1992 Maxima with a aftermarket stereo and the radio keeps turning off when ever i turn it on. It will be on for awhile and then it will just randomly turn off, sometimes right when I turn it on it turns off. I made sure that all the connections were correct and my dad cant even figure it out, it could be a bad ground or power, wat do u guys think.

 

My old factory h/u did the same thing years ago,i didn't bother trying to figure out exactly what it was,i just replaced it with an aftermarket h/u..

It seemed like it was shorted out in the volume control **** though,sometimes when i tried to turn it up,it would just cut out completely,but the led display(radio station display) would still be lit up..

 

the stock h/u did it thats why I replaced it, i thought it was the h/u but this panasonic one does it too and i had it in my last vehicle and it worked great now i dnt know wats wrong with it

 

all i would do is check fuse+connections..
if those 2 things are good and correct? then its probably the HU itself, pull it out and see if any places test them maybe, or just replace it if its a cheap one.

 

Kind of far fetched but it could be a dying alternator.

Whenever I would turn my Cd player up in my old max it would die.

 

Have you rechecked all your wiring yet?

 

i have kind of a similar problem. i have a pioneer super tuner III stereo, and when i turn it up pretty loud, the stereo lights blink. but when i turn it up louder, it will just turn completely off. could it be something to prevent the speakers from blowing?

 

This sounds more like an internal amp problem with the h/u...

 

My alternator died last week, the first thing to turn off was the Clarion h/u when it started getting worse just before the end.

Check voltage at the battery during idle, it should be above 14V if everything is good. My bad alternator sort-of recovered for a bit and gave 13.5V before I had it rebuilt. At 13.5 the h/u turned back on as well.

 

well, i got the car at an auto auction, and the guy who had it before me put the stereo in. should i just get a new one?

 

Yeah,wonder up to wallyworld,check out their prices on new units..

 

you know, thats exactly what i was thinking.

 

Grab one of these if you can find one..

 

what is that, a super tuner II D?

 

I bought this a couple of years ago,so i don't know if walmart still cariies it or not...

If not,they should have a similar unit available..

 

alright, thanks.

 

i went to walmart (online) and i found this.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=4744710

 

One of my cars had this problem awhile back. The fuse didn't sit tight and the stock stero would turn on and off if I touched the top of the fuse, or sometimes on it's own. Quick fix was to take a couple small peices of tin foil and folded over each leg of the fuse, shoved it in and it was secure from then on until I sold the car.

 

my dad want to see if its getting a bad poer conection or bad ground and if it is hes just gonna route the wires some where else