How To Fix Car Stereo Not Powering On

If your car stereo is not powering that means no music and long boring journey to your destination. There are a few couple of simple steps that you can follow to get your car stereo working again. Most of the time, it is something simple that is causing your car stereo not to power on. The first thing, i always do when customers come to the car audio shop is inspect the fuses that are responsible for supplying to the car stereo. There will be an standard blade fuse or micro blade fuse that is fitted in line with the supply of power to the car stereo from the car battery, if this is faulty or blown, then it will break the circuit going to the car stereo. The most common place for an car fuse box is around the glove box area or near the engine bay. Sometimes, you may have to pop the glove box down by pressing the two squeeze tabs.

Location of the car radio fuse can be tricky to find, on some cars there is an paper insert found when you remove the fuse box cover, this shows you what the different fuses are for. Each fuse will be numbered so it will help you identify the correct fuse. You can find the fuse box diagrams online as well if you do an quick search online with the make and model of your car / year.

Once you have located the radio fuse, use an pair of needle nose pliers to pull the fuse out. Once the car radio fuse has been removed, hold the fuse up in an well lighted location. There will be an middle wire inside it, if it looks snapped or has burn marks around it, chances are the fuse has gone. This can happen due to an expected power surge from the car stereo, simply replace blown car radio fuse with an same type of fuse. Ensure the amp rating of the fuse is the correct fuse to ensure it doesn't blow again and provides the right level of protection to the car stereo and the 12 volt circuit. 

Sometimes, there is also an separate fuse that is placed into the back of the radio. I can't confirm if your radio has this, but its something you should check if the main fuse is checked and working in the fuse box. You will find plenty of videos to help you learn how to remove your radio from your car. Also the fuse can also be hidden behind the quadlock connector that plugs into the back of the unit, so be sure to remove that as well.

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