thebigmin

got me a 96 I30

Hi I got new tires yesterday and when my dad dropped off the car after it got the tires...... the stereo wouldent turn on(like when you push in the power button)..... so i figured it was broken

but later at night, when i turn on the headlights sometimes the stereo will turn on...and sometimes it wont...and turning the headlights on/off will sometimes turn it off when its already on..

And when you turn on the car, you can hear this moving sound of something trying to move...... Then when you look up on the top of where the antenna should come out, It looks like its trying to get up liek its stuck.........except every few times it will go high, and i am able to pull it all the way fully extended(while it was pulling it down)..then when its extended it will just slowly go down all the way to the bottom again, like when it usually goes down when u turn off the stereo(but really slowly)

Also when the antenna is all trying make its way out, the stereo in the inside(the console) keeps clicking and turning on for a split second to the radio..... and doing that every second or 2....with the green power light flashing too.
When you hold down tape, TAPE comes on the display but when u try to put in a tape it doesnt seem to be powered...

i've checked all the connections that i can(below the antenna) and they all seem to be in.....

can anyone PLEASE help......driving without music sux

Jaybe

Sounds like you got a short, or a defective radio.

thebigmin

yah, i think i probably have a short....

What kind of places would i go to fix this? How much around would it cost? this sux