Kenwood Head Unit Problem

[irish33333]

I have owned 2 Kenwood head units and they both have had the same problem. The first was a kdc-mp919 and the second was a kdc-mp922. For both, after about 1.5 - 2 years, the unit does not want to turn on. On turning the car on, the unit face will open and then close instantly. The display does not even light up. After doing that once, it will only open and close again if I disconnect the power from it (unplug battrery, remove fuse, or unplug harness). I have opened the first one just to see if any capacitors had burst or anything was burned, and from the side I can access, everything looks fine. Anyone have this problem?? Thanks

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[Slody4Futbol 10+ year member]

bad ribbon cable... do a search... happens ALLLL the time

 

[irish33333]

Yep. Thanks. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[irish33333]

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[Vestax 10+ year member]

bad ribbon cable... do a search... happens ALLLL the time

I can vouch for that. I've seen literally 50 kenwood decks come back into the shop for the same problem in one year. Simple as that, QA on kenwood decks *****. Anything with moving parts that is.

 

[Logikalliquid 10+ year member]

I can vouch for that. I've seen literally 50 kenwood decks come back into the shop for the same problem in one year. Simple as that, QA on kenwood decks *****. Anything with moving parts that is.

Isn't this a common problem with all motorized face HUs? I know there were a bunck of Pioneers with this problem. It seems like they have fixed it; maybe Kenwood is just a step behind.

 

[caddy39 10+ year member]

Hey, I just made a post about my DEH P840MP HU. Could the problem be the same with mine? I dont think my deck has the ribbon thou... it's faceplate is attached with pins