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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 04:01 PM
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Sometimes when I start my truck, I find that the radio is not on the station that it was on when I previously shut the truck off. It defaults to station 88.9 for some reason. It doesn't happen every time, and I would say it does this probably 50% of the time. Has anyone else experienced this issue? Thanks in advance.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 07:26 PM
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This typically happens when the battery voltage drops too low during cranking. Does the truck sound weak when starting? Check the battery and alternator...
 
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 08:05 PM
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It doesn't sound weak at all. It has done this for the entire 4 months I've had it. I guess its time to take it to the dealer. I was hoping to wait and have them look at it when I bring it for my first oil change, but its starting to annoy me more.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 10:59 PM
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Mine does it once in a while when I am playing music off of my thumb drive. It hasn't done it any other time.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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I turn everything off including the radio before killing the engine.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 07:29 PM
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Mine does it once in a while when I am playing music off of my thumb drive. It hasn't done it any other time.
That's strange because mine does it when I'm listening to Sirius.
 
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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 06:17 AM
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I thought it odd at first but noticed a fair amount of my songs were "incompatible" according to the system, so I just assumed thats why it did it. What was weird is that I have FM1 all preset, and when it would do that it would be on 88.9 or something like that. Maybe the radio just doesnt like your choice of programming lol. If my radio started doing that other then what it has, I would mention it to the dealer at my next oil change.
 
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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by bigdaddyII
I thought it odd at first but noticed a fair amount of my songs were "incompatible" according to the system, so I just assumed thats why it did it. What was weird is that I have FM1 all preset, and when it would do that it would be on 88.9 or something like that. Maybe the radio just doesnt like your choice of programming lol. If my radio started doing that other then what it has, I would mention it to the dealer at my next oil change.
I'm going to make an appointment soon to bring it in. Hopefully they can get it straightened out.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2013 | 08:25 AM
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UPDATE - took my truck to the dealer and they updated the SYNC system even though I was not showing that I was due for an update on sync my ride. Unfortunately, this did not fix the problem, as it started doing it again the day after I got the truck back. Looks like I'll be taking it back to the dealer to see what they say.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2013 | 09:50 AM
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Are you losing your presets or it is just defaulting to 88.9?
 
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Old Feb 3, 2013 | 11:10 AM
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Are you losing your presets or it is just defaulting to 88.9?
The presets are still there, the radio just defaults to 88.9.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2013 | 04:06 PM
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Just asking. Are any of the presets, set to 88.9? If so I would reset that one to your favorite station. Just an idea...
 
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Just asking. Are any of the presets, set to 88.9? If so I would reset that one to your favorite station. Just an idea...
None of them are set to 88.9. The truck did this 3 out of the 4 times I started it today.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2013 | 10:28 AM
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Weak battery. It is possible to have a bad cell in a brand new battery.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2013 | 11:14 AM
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I'm thinking a bad battery too. I have never had that happen in 33,000 miles.
 
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