C5 car radios

Unread post by **Peter.N.** » 09 Oct 2012, 09:28

Have I just been unlucky or is this the norm? When I bought my 406 the CD player in the radio didn't work, I bought a secondhand replacement and that didn't either, well only briefly, the one in my latest C5 doesn't either, is this something common to Peugeot/Citroen radios? I have tried cleaning the laser with no effect.

Peter

Citroenmad · Unread post by **Citroenmad** » 09 Oct 2012, 10:08

It is not uncommon for early C5 radios to play up. Most of them no longer turn on and off with the button, I have one radio in the garage which lost the ability to play the radio and threw another which didn't play CDs.

Unread post by **Peter.N.** » 09 Oct 2012, 11:16

An aftermarket set then.

Peter

Unread post by **citroenxm** » 09 Oct 2012, 12:40

Hi Peter,

406 units the same, the CD units seem a common failure..

Unread post by **Peter.N.** » 09 Oct 2012, 12:55

Thanks Paul, I was beginning to come to that conclusion. I have a Pioneer unit in the other C5.

Peter

addo · Unread post by **addo** » 09 Oct 2012, 13:13

Have you checked the cathode bias?

Unread post by **Peter.N.** » 09 Oct 2012, 21:25

No, nor the needle in the player

jgra1 · Unread post by **jgra1** » 09 Oct 2012, 23:10

Peter I have a sony MP40 that should go in there..

addo · Unread post by **addo** » 10 Oct 2012, 02:21

Throw in a box of medium tone needles and he'll be sold on it.

It's interesting; the radio fault is one found here also - most UK faults don't cross over so readily and I therefore ascribe to the damp. Have people experienced any joy unplugging and replugging the connections a few times? (That worked for the Alfa's ESP gyro sensor.)

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