3 Responses to “Nissan Stereo Problems – No FM”

1. admin says:

   October 31, 2009 at 3:04 pm

   On 9 Apr 1997 11:40:04 GMT, "Susan Taylor" <L…@juno.com> wrote:

   >My AM FM stereo in my Nissan just lost all FM reception, AM and the tape
   >player work fine.  Yes, I did check the antenna!  Anybody have any ideas?

   >Susan

   Well that really depends on what your definition of "checked" is.  I
   guarantee you that it is antenna related.  Either your antenna isn’t
   connected properly to the cable anymore, the cable has a break in it
   somewhere, the cable isn’t solidly connected to your receiver, or else
   the jack on your receiver that the cable plugs into has a cold solder
   joint.  I would 1st try a continuity check between the antenna itself
   and the center conductor of the antenna cable at the end where it
   plugs into the receiver.  Then check for continuity between the outer
   conductor on that same end of the cable and the frame of the car.  If
   there is continuity on both the problem lies with the jack on the
   receiver.  My guess is that the cable came a little loose somewhere or
   has a break in it.

           Cheers,

              Jon
2. admin says:

   October 31, 2009 at 3:04 pm

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     ssili…@lax.net wrote:
   

   > On 9 Apr 1997 11:40:04 GMT, "Susan Taylor" <L…@juno.com> wrote:

   > >My AM FM stereo in my Nissan just lost all FM reception, AM and the tape
   > >player work fine.  Yes, I did check the antenna!  Anybody have any ideas?

   > >Susan

   > Well that really depends on what your definition of "checked" is.  I
   > guarantee you that it is antenna related.  Either your antenna isn’t
   > connected properly to the cable anymore, the cable has a break in it
   > somewhere, the cable isn’t solidly connected to your receiver, or else
   > the jack on your receiver that the cable plugs into has a cold solder
   > joint.  I would 1st try a continuity check between the antenna itself
   > and the center conductor of the antenna cable at the end where it
   > plugs into the receiver.  Then check for continuity between the outer
   > conductor on that same end of the cable and the frame of the car.  If
   > there is continuity on both the problem lies with the jack on the
   > receiver.  My guess is that the cable came a little loose somewhere or
   > has a break in it.

   >    Cheers,

   >       Jon

   If the AM is working at all your antenna is OK and is plugged in !
   AM needs an antenna, FM does not have to have one plugged in to work.
   A screwdriver would work for FM but AM needs a good antenna.
   The problem is in the tuner of the radio…..

   30 years of car stereo…….Bob

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3. admin says:

   October 31, 2009 at 3:04 pm

   Susan Taylor <L…@juno.com> wrote:

   : My AM FM stereo in my Nissan just lost all FM reception, AM and the tape
   : player work fine.  Yes, I did check the antenna!  Anybody have any ideas?

   : Susan

   Did you actually pull the stereo out of the dash and check back there?  
   Nissan antenna wires are wierd, there’s actually two wires that go into
   it, the AM antenna is what looks like part of your rear defrost, but
   isn’t, and the FM is of course the antenna.  The two wires plug into a
   harness that plugs into the back of your tape deck, and the FM wire may
   have fallen out.

   Hope this helps
   Jess