Clueless66 Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 I have a Kenwood KDC-X998 headunit and I'm having problems with the unit freezing up. The music keeps playing but all the controls will stop working. The only way I found to get them to work was to turn the radio off and let it completely power down before turning it back on. Then the controls works. Also it will lock up like if I sometimes touch a button or the volume control and do the same steps above to get it to stop. Has anyone found a solution to this problem. I hate to replace the radio I just started to use it after it sat in a box for 2 years while I was repainting the vehicle it was going in. Thanks for the Help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12V71 Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 I have a similar one 958HD it does some quirky stuff at times as well. there is a factory reset behind the removable face if you have too. 1. make sure you have the ground wire connected to a good ground 2. if you are not using all the wire connections/ rca put some tape around them to prevent touching each other or something else. If you are not using the head unit to power the speakers disregard the rest 3. If the unit is heating up when playing and causes this to happen check your speakers for proper resistance. (i have found that they do not like speakers in parallel or lower than a 3.5 ohm load 4. make sure that there is no speaker wires shorting to ground. (i found 1 single strand sticking out a connector one time causing a major issue) only saw it with the flash light after hours of looking for a problem. I heat shrink or tape all connections now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless66 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 12V71 Thanks for the help, I'll get to checking these out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wifebtr Posted January 31, 2021 Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 I e owned 1 Sony, 2 Kenwood, and 1 JVC head unit. Both Kenwood decks had something break on them. The Sony and JVC gave me years of trouble free service. I wouldn't buy Kenwood anymore. I like JVC which is ironically related to Kenwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.