wmbinford

Neither AM nor FM work, but all three other functions work with great sound and good volume control.

Any help appreciated. Got appointment with high dollar electric man next week who is only vaguely familiar with Lexus ML systems (but he installed my aftermarket SoundLinQ3.)

If I missed a relevant prior post please tell me where it is. I really tried to search for one.

Thanks.

Weston

wmbinford

Disappointed no response from the community. I guess the problem didn't resonate with anybody.

I talked to Lexus dealership and I talked to a local third party who came recommended by the Lexus dealership. I also took it to the third party that installed my SoundLinQ3 exchanged out to my old replacement cd player unit that included the radio receivers. He found no loose wires and when he exchange out my original unit with the bad cd player the radios also did not work. Conclusion was that the antenna was disconnected or the amplifier was bad. Bad amplifier did not seem logical since all the other music functions worked well, the cd player, the tape player, and the iPod connection. Procrastinated since I did not use the radios much. Door left open and interior light left on for a couple of days and battery went dead. Recharged battery and used start-assist and started car. After driving, the battery recharged. Accidentally I hit the Mode switch on the steering wheel and the radio came on. Everything working normally. Guess somehow battery being disconnected and reconnected or a bump made a short reconnect. Weird.

imdking

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Sorry you didn't get any responses, but at least it's now back on. Maybe it is time for a new battery. Other electrical systems will start acting up too if battery goes bad.

wmbinford

Actually recently replaced battery, but thanks anyway. Thread naturally slowing down as this great car gets older. Both car and thread should go into the Smithsonian.