lezawang

Hi
I have honda civic 2001 sedan (canada). I have been having radio issue for long time (4-5) years. When i turn it on, it works fine but then after few hours it will stuck on and i can not turn it off again. I have to take the battery cable (the -ve) out and then put it again and turn the radio on, it will ask me to enter the code and once i enter the code it would start working but then after few minutes/hours it will stuck and wont turn off again.

yesterday i heard buzzing noise coming from the radio unit of from underneath it, when i turn the engin on but it would go away after few minutes. And yesterday i noticed DRL light was on while the buzzing noise was coming from the dashboard but DRL light went off after a minute or so.

Any idea would be very much appreciate it.
Thanks

ezone

Wild guesses: It's time for a radio repair or replacement, and the DRL control unit has bad solder joints on the circuit board.

HTH

lezawang

Thanks for your reply. Not sure about the second question (about DRL). About the first question, I remembered Honda dealer called me and told me there is a recall to fix something related to CD player. I am not sure really what they have done and if that recall was CD player related to be honest.

ezone

When people report buzz noise related to the DRL (controller is in the dash in the glovebox area), the cause usually seems to be internal to the DRL control unit. Specifically, it can usually be resolved by resoldering individual components to the circuit board.

I'm in the US and we didn't have Daytime Running Lights in cars that old, I have only read about this DIY fix.
Then you need to see your dealer about it.

I found mention of a "product update" (not technically a recall) for the radio in the US, it only applied to certain 2001 EX sedan VINs.


HTH