hu cuts off

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

ok so my hu is a kenwood and it just keeps cutting on and off randomly not even hitting a bump or anything.i can sit still and it will just cut off. what could it be i don' think it's wiring i have checked and redone my wiring three times and even had my friend check it. what could it be.also if i disconnect my batt for like 15 secs and reset my hu it stops for awhile.

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[patrick1202 10+ year member]

bump

 

[Jameseypoo 5,000+ posts]

Is the car running when it shuts off? Sometimes when my car's off the Alpine will shut off due as a feature. Means it's not getting enough power. Also, check for loose connections... power and ground

 

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

it does it running too and i have two batts sometimes it'll shut off for like 10 mins then just cut on and not do it for days then start again

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

Sounds like a bad HU... time to get rid of that Kenwood.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

make sure any unused RCA inputs are covered, they could be shorting out the deck if they aren't. You can also try a new ground

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

I had a similar problem with my old eXcelon. Long story short the harness plug in the back of the radio just never clipped in place tight enough, so I used a wooden shim to hold it in place tighter and problem solved. I just used one on the bottom to hold the plug up in place and so it couldn't wiggle around.