Radio turns off and on

halbe01

Junior Member
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281
Morning all,

Been happening more and more recently - my stereo comes on with the ignition, plays the radio for 30 seconds or so, then turns itself off. And it turns off properly - with the usual 'I'm turning off now - please wait' message. Then a few seconds later it turns on again, then off again. Etc etc. When it's on none of the controls work at all, and when it's off I can turn it on manually. But still the controls won't work when it's on.

After 5-20 minutes it all starts magically working properly again. I think temperature is a factor - it happens for longer in the mornings when it's cold. In the summer it never did this, and i imagine it might get better with the weather this year.

Anyone ever seen symptoms like this?

I've been putting it down to Italian quirkiness and not worrying about it but it's starting to get a bit annoying now...

Cheers
Ben
 

BennyD

Sea Urchin Pate
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15,006
I don't know if my radio works, I don't tend to turn it on. IMO, there are better things to listen to in a Maserati!
 

halbe01

Junior Member
Messages
281
I tend to agree! And if I knew how to make it stay off that would be good. It turns on every time I start the ignition, whether or not it was on when I last turn the car off. And given the above quirks I can't just turn it off!