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Oct 13, 2001 | 10:42 PM

gsexploits

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ML Stereo Problems

My GS430 has just about 3K miles on it and today I am driving down the road and a crackling noise comes over my ML stereo speakers (almost like static) and all of a sudden, nothing...NO sound coming out of any speakers. I thought it was maybe a radio station drift or something, but after surfing through all of the channels, no noise was to be heard. To confirm it was not just my imagination, I changed to the CD, looked at the track time clock, and it was running, with a CD in, but no sound.

I figured maybe if I shut the car off, and let it go through its diagnostics on start, that it would resolve itself, but to no avail. The radio used to come on right away with immediate sound if it was left on when I shut the car off. Now there is no sound at all. Then intermittently, the sound will come back, then the crackling will return, and the sound disappears. Turning the radio on and off does not fix.

Can anyone help - any like experiences?

Is there a short or loose wire, or maybe a bad amp?

Nav seems to work, but I can't determine whether the voice aspect of it is working consistently or not.

Any help is appreciated.

Oct 14, 2001 | 05:24 PM

TX GS

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I know this is obvious, but definitely get it back to the dealer for warranty service.

Oct 14, 2001 | 09:18 PM

Percy

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I've heard of one instance where an ML amp blew. Sounds like you've got the same symptom. The little fan on top of the ML amps aren't enough to cool them efficiently. Get it fixed under warranty.

Percy