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Radio - Interference/Noise On AM Band

My 2001 S80 HU-611 radio has worked perfectly on AM and FM and cassette tapes and with its built-in CD player as well as the trunk mounted 10-disc stacker since I bought it October of 2001.

Now, within the past 5 days it has begun to make a lot of noise on AM only.

I'm loathe to monkey with it myself. I wouldn't want to try to take it out of the dash because I'm positive something would break - like it did when I tried to change my "dipped" RH headlight bulb the other day. Besides that I hear it's protected by some kind of electronic code that would have to be reset in some mysterious way.

But it seems likely that the built-in antenna may have loosened up somehow. Or maybe it's something else.

Whatever it is, it's starting to piss me off. Any ideas? Easy to fix?

Pat

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Pat Durkin
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This is a common problem on S80s. Volvo has several bulletins on this, with a multitude of fixes, including rear seat grounds and signal wires from electrical modules. If your warranty is still valid, it may be worth going to the dealer.

I saved this post from G Klein:

There is a fix for this problem yon have to remove the Left rear C-Post cover there you will see the antennae cable where it goes in to the signal amp use a razor blade remove a small amount of insulation from the radio connector you will need a length of wire to connect from the antennae cable to the body ground just below the antennae cable usually this solves most of your problems

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Mike F

Volvos new correction is to place a small brass strip in-between the ant amp & the cable make a slight bend toward the amp hold in place with a small piece of tape If you like I will retrieve the information from the Volvo service web site & if anyone would like a copy just post a way to receive & I will send to all who ask Glenn

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G Klein

Glen I'd appreciate it. Just send it to my home e-mail address I used in the post: snipped-for-privacy@pacbell.net

Thx,

Pat

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Pat Durkin

Its on the way Glenn

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G Klein

We just took delivery of a 99 S80, and we're finding both AM & FM go to nothing but static whenever we turn on the rear window defogger. Will the antenna fix solve this problem, or is it something else entirely?

Thanks

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Steve P

It sounds like you have a loose connection @ the Left rear C-Post where the connections are made @ the rear glass Glenn

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G Klein

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