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Old 01-06-2010, 02:53 PM   #1
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Default (not so) new car stereo renders speedometer inoperable

I removed the good cd player from my Barina and put an old one in and immediately noticed that whenever I had a cd playing the speedometer did not function.
It just sat at zero and didn't move. As soon as I removed cd the speedo began to function again.

The car stalled also. Possibly unrelated. It does stall once every blue moon.

Anyone know what is the problem here?

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Old 01-06-2010, 03:28 PM   #2
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What is on the CD??

Problem could be the music you are playing or the badge on the front of the car......
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Old 01-06-2010, 03:35 PM   #3
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I believe Barinas use CAN bus and the headunit is quite tied into it all.
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Old 01-06-2010, 04:01 PM   #4
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I just took the runt out for another spin after ripping the head unit out and placing electrical tape in a few places in case it was earthing out somewhere.

I stalled twice more under these exact conditions.
-either cd or radio was playing
-coming to a stop
-indicating to turn corner while slowing to a stop.

Still, each time I had the radio or a cd playing the speedo fell to 0 and stayed there until I turned it off (the stereo).

I am not interested in spending more than a few dollars to fix this problem because I am trying to sell the vehicle.

Hypothetically, if I'm selling to a car yard will they use the fact that there is no head unit as an excuse to offer me bugger all for the vehicle?
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Old 01-06-2010, 04:04 PM   #5
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What is on the CD??

Problem could be the music you are playing or the badge on the front of the car......
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Old 01-06-2010, 04:21 PM   #6
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Hypothetically, if I'm selling to a car yard will they use the fact that there is no head unit as an excuse to offer me bugger all for the vehicle?
Hypothetically, yes - a trade in without a head unit and a tendecy to stall will certainly put a dent in a vehicles trade in price.

Depending what type of value you want to put on the sell price, a check by an auto electrician could be the answer to your problems or you may consider not worth the effort and just trade or sell privately as it is.
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Old 01-06-2010, 04:27 PM   #7
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Hypothetically, yes - a trade in without a head unit and a tendecy to stall will certainly put a dent in a vehicles trade in price.

Depending what type of value you want to put on the sell price, a check by an auto electrician could be the answer to your problems or you may consider not worth the effort and just trade or sell privately as it is.
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No head unit = no stall.
As I said it only stalls if cd or radio is playing.
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Old 01-06-2010, 05:47 PM   #8
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Ok - easy fix, don't listen to any music and the problems fixed - otherwise it's off to an auto electrician to source out the problem.
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Old 01-06-2010, 06:06 PM   #9
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I just threw the good head unit back in. No more problem.
I did want to keep it though. Bummer.
Concerning that a single CD player could cause all that trouble.
Thanks for your responses.
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