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Radio loses preset stations 98 Avalon

I have a 98 Avalon. Recently the radio began "forgetting" everything. It doesn't even remember that it was turned on. Works fine when the ignition switch is on but every time the ignition switch gets turned off, it loses all preset stations. Obviously the radio is not receiving the permanent 12 volt standby power supply. I've looked at all of the fuses in the interior panel and some of the lower amperage (5A) fuses under the hood but haven't found any of them to be blown. Can someone suggest where the problem may be?

Reply to
lynnkenney
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That continuous feed for the radio memory is often marked as something else like the Clock or Dome Light.

Once you find the fuse, change it, even though it looks good - might solve the problem without pulling the radio. ATO blade fuses (especially some no-name imports from third world factories) have this nasty trick where the element cracks and does not blow - and sometimes the crack will be an intermittent open and work for a while... They look just fine visually, but do a continuity test for voltage and they are an open circuit.

Failing that, you might have to pull the radio and see if power is getting to the connector.

If the proper power and ground are getting to the radio, it's always possible the memory circuits inside the radio are hosed.

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Reply to
Bruce L. Bergman

The factory service manual says the audio system's settings are maintained by the "CIG/RAD" fuse. This makes no sense at all, since the cigar lighter goes off with the ignition. I'd guess the always-on power piggybacks off the clock fuse.

(There's at least one other typo on the same page of the manual. The quality in the car is not reflected in the manual.)

That's right on. Replace the fuse no matter what.

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Masked

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