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GOT PROBLEMS OR ISSUES? => GENERAL => Topic started by: Pikapolonica on March 08, 2023, 22:37:09

Title: Radio presets.....gone!
Post by: Pikapolonica on March 08, 2023, 22:37:09

I had about........................close to 40 channels preset.  Started the car yesterday................................I'm down to like about 10.

What the eff???????????  No, battery wasn't disconnected.

Title: Re: Radio presets.....gone!
Post by: The Gonz on March 09, 2023, 22:18:19

Hmm...

Battery may be OK but there may have been a long enough disconnection in the path feeding the radio supply.
Did the clock lose a few seconds?

Title: Re: Radio presets.....gone!
Post by: Pikapolonica on March 10, 2023, 02:30:06

Quote from: The Gonz on March 09, 2023, 22:18:19

Did the clock lose a few seconds?

Yes it did.  It's done that previously but never lost my presets.

Had it serviced about a month ago.

Title: Re: Radio presets.....gone!
Post by: Pikapolonica on March 12, 2023, 06:39:47

Did it again today………….how do I stop this from happening?

Title: Re: Radio presets.....gone!
Post by: Pikapolonica on March 12, 2023, 22:32:03

So it looks like the battery is dead.  Went to start it this morning and it just ticks.  Waiting for RACV.

I had it serviced maybe three weeks ago?  Surely they would have checked the battery???

Title: Re: Radio presets.....gone!
Post by: Surferdude on March 13, 2023, 00:56:17

Quote from: Pikapolonica on March 12, 2023, 22:32:03

So it looks like the battery is dead.  Went to start it this morning and it just ticks.  Waiting for RACV.

I had it serviced maybe three weeks ago?  Surely they would have checked the battery???

You'd think so.

But batteries have a nasty habit of failing unexpectedly. They can be fine and for no apparent reason one of the plates can buckle.

Title: Re: Radio presets.....gone!
Post by: Pikapolonica on March 13, 2023, 08:00:37

Like RACV said, car is 5 years old…battery possibly 6.

Just an expense I wasn’t expecting today.

Title: Re: Radio presets.....gone!
Post by: Surferdude on March 13, 2023, 21:31:50

Yeah. They're not cheap these days.
But make sure you get one with enough power to drive everything.

Title: Re: Radio presets.....gone!
Post by: Pikapolonica on March 13, 2023, 21:36:25

He did look up what I need for my model etc.

It was $325  :Shocked: :Shocked: :Shocked:

Title: Re: Radio presets.....gone!
Post by: The Gonz on March 14, 2023, 12:23:54

Mine just went after a long drive back from Melbourne, 2016 installation. That's reasonable.
It's a 680 CCA in my model.

Title: Re: Radio presets.....gone!
Post by: Pikapolonica on May 10, 2023, 09:54:36

Radio presets went again this morning.  Clock didn’t “flicker” like it did last time.

Suggestions?

New battery two months ago.