UConnect 130/RES audio cutting out while driving
06-08-2016, 04:59 AM
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UConnect 130/RES audio cutting out while driving
I have searched the threads and see there are a few issues similar to mine, however I didn't find this exact issue so here it goes:
I was driving yesterday and hit a pretty decent bump. I didn't hit it hard, but the Jeep rocked back and forth pretty good as I went over. Immediately, my radio cut in and out and ever since, it has continued to do so while moving. It doesn't appear to cut out when I am parked but I can't confirm that 100%. I had my sway bars disconnected when this happened as well.
Water shouldn't be an issue. A wire getting pinched and is causing an intermittent short makes sense given the symptoms, but I wheel pretty often and have gone over rougher terrain without issue. I saw that the older 3.8l had the exact same issue and was solved by a TSB, selectively reprogramming the radio at the dealer, but that was just for the 3.8l prior to 2006. I have a 2013 JKU.
I'm going to look at pulling the stock radio to see if there are any loose connections on the back of the head unit and investigate each speaker for a loose connection as a possible culprit.
If anyone has experienced this or has heard of a known issue, please let me know. It doesn't appear there is common problem like this. I dont have a sub or anything aftermarket. I also dont have the infinity speaker package either.
I was driving yesterday and hit a pretty decent bump. I didn't hit it hard, but the Jeep rocked back and forth pretty good as I went over. Immediately, my radio cut in and out and ever since, it has continued to do so while moving. It doesn't appear to cut out when I am parked but I can't confirm that 100%. I had my sway bars disconnected when this happened as well.
Water shouldn't be an issue. A wire getting pinched and is causing an intermittent short makes sense given the symptoms, but I wheel pretty often and have gone over rougher terrain without issue. I saw that the older 3.8l had the exact same issue and was solved by a TSB, selectively reprogramming the radio at the dealer, but that was just for the 3.8l prior to 2006. I have a 2013 JKU.
I'm going to look at pulling the stock radio to see if there are any loose connections on the back of the head unit and investigate each speaker for a loose connection as a possible culprit.
If anyone has experienced this or has heard of a known issue, please let me know. It doesn't appear there is common problem like this. I dont have a sub or anything aftermarket. I also dont have the infinity speaker package either.
06-08-2016, 10:00 AM
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I'll check it out tonight.
06-09-2016, 07:13 AM
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It was just the audio cutting out. I figured it out on my way home, luckily before I pulled the head unit. As I was driving, I remembered that every time I connect and disconnect the wire harness for the rear windshield wiper the audio cuts out so I check and sure enough, it wasn't tight. So weird that it would affect the sound system but it does. Its probably just a drain/surge on the electrical system and the radio protects itself by cutting off.
06-09-2016, 08:05 AM
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It was just the audio cutting out. I figured it out on my way home, luckily before I pulled the head unit. As I was driving, I remembered that every time I connect and disconnect the wire harness for the rear windshield wiper the audio cuts out so I check and sure enough, it wasn't tight. So weird that it would affect the sound system but it does. Its probably just a drain/surge on the electrical system and the radio protects itself by cutting off.
