2004 radio

I have a 2004 Elantra GT with the Kenwood
radio/cd player. This morning I started the car,
turned on the lights and rear defroster and the
radio went dead. The panel is dark but the cd
part will accept and eject cds. There is no sound.
The fuse in the fuse box is good are there any
other fuses or is the stereo shot. Thanks for any
help.

 

Have you tried removing the faceplate and reinstalling it? It may just
be a dirty connection.

 

in alot of these radios the panel
illumination light IS the fuse.
open the radio and you may see a bulb holder
in back of the control panel. replace this
bulb, it could solve the problem.
this has worked many times. its a
special size bulb you may need to
order from kenwood parts. good luck!

 

The fact that it accepts and ejects cd's means that you have proper power
and ground, so checking fuses is redundant.

If you had simply a no sound issue, I might suspect a shorted speaker
circuit. But when the other issues are added, it definitely sounds like a
problem with the radio itself. And Brian's right as well. It could simply
be an issue with the faceplate.

 

Thanks for the help guys , it turned out to be a
faceplate issue. I took off the faceplate and sprayed
it and the place it engages with some contact cleaner.