Originally Posted by
Toolman
I expect the radio going dead is another symptom that something is happening with the 12v power, and not the cause. If the radio was shorting the power, the radio fuse should be blowing. It's likely when the power is fluctuating the transmission goes into limp mode, and that is why you cannot shift it.
As the others have said, you should check the battery cable connections. Make sure they are clean and tight on the battery, and on the other end of the cables.
If you still believe there is a link to this problem with the radio you can either remove it, or remove the fuses supplying power to it in the fuse box in the engine compartment. Your owners manual shows where they are.
Reading on the battery was 13V when I got it checked out. Also all numbers on the dash board stay on at times. I will see if removing the fuse of the radio helps. I know that the stereo is bad. When I turn the volume all the way down, I can still here a volume sound coming from the passenger speaker. The passenger speaker is always louder that the driver side.
Also why am I able to shift only when the radio has power. When it dies the car lags and makes a buzzing noise coming from the transmission I think.
Also why would the radio turn back on when I slap it on the side?? Once the radio comes back on the car runs like new.
Is it possible that a wire from radio became lose & is causing all of this?
Thanks for your advise, I will check battery connections on both ends.