I have a (stock) Pioneer car stereo that came with my Sentra - I bought the bumper to bumper warranty for $2200. Since I've had the car, the tweeters will cut out when the volume stays at 24db/30 or higher.
When the tweeters cut out, the bass remains and I hear a crackling sound from the front-left speaker. Shutting off the stereo doesn't stop the crackling sound - I need to turn off the car and re-start it - which puts everything back to normal. One time I couldn't pull over and the front-left speaker died - I smelled something burning and it had to be replaced.
Nissan claimed the speaker was faulty and replaced it, yet the same problem continued.
The 2nd time I brought it back the technician did a test - he found that only the front left channel is a problem. Fading to the front-right or to the back causes no problems - even at max volume.
After a few days, they called me back and refused to fix the problem. The dealership said verbatim "It will do that when played at that volume." I escalated this to Corporate, who also said "It is normal for the car to do that, there is no defect."
Is there anything I can do? It does this both with CDs and my iPod - which rules out the possibility that my iPod's gain combined with the stereo's volume was pushing the system too loud.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Best,
Mike
When the tweeters cut out, the bass remains and I hear a crackling sound from the front-left speaker. Shutting off the stereo doesn't stop the crackling sound - I need to turn off the car and re-start it - which puts everything back to normal. One time I couldn't pull over and the front-left speaker died - I smelled something burning and it had to be replaced.
Nissan claimed the speaker was faulty and replaced it, yet the same problem continued.
The 2nd time I brought it back the technician did a test - he found that only the front left channel is a problem. Fading to the front-right or to the back causes no problems - even at max volume.
After a few days, they called me back and refused to fix the problem. The dealership said verbatim "It will do that when played at that volume." I escalated this to Corporate, who also said "It is normal for the car to do that, there is no defect."
Is there anything I can do? It does this both with CDs and my iPod - which rules out the possibility that my iPod's gain combined with the stereo's volume was pushing the system too loud.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Best,
Mike