How is it that of all the 1990's Chrysler vehicles I've owned(quite a few), they've all blown radios? Some only one, some more than others... Of the 6 I have right now they are all shot! I don't like the look of aftermarket in my dash but I'm getting sick of sourcing and replacing these units!
Am I the only one? What causes this!?

Btw, I've had everything from base no cassette to infinity gold cd/cassette, and everything in between, in the end they all had SOMETHING go wrong.

 

Mine didn't blow. . .

It sucked!

First thing I did was pull it out and put a $75 Pioneer AM/FM/CD/Aux (mp3) radio in. From Walmart.

 

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Why do factory radios blow?

They really did suck.

 

maybe back in the day they sucked but more recent like my 2009 Nitro with touch screen nav... sub ect.. it kicked **** ... for a factory system... it was nice since the door speakers, dash and sub were all kicker made....

my 2008 G6 has a monsoon system it lacks deep bass but still kicks well
buddies F150 raptor ... sony system, 800 watt sub/amp it was nice

my Dakota.... with windows down cant hear it ! LOL

ive owned so many dodge vehicles and never fried original stereo so idk...


usually they burnt to the ground first :O HAHAHAHA

 

Yanno the factory 5 band eq radios and the infinity head units sound great, and with a set of aftermarket speakers they are really nice! But I just cant seem to get one to last.

 

Think about the environment that they have to endure. Heat (hottest spot in the interior of the car, btw) in the summer, cold in the winter, shock and vibration daily, being operated at full volume when the windows are down. It's a wonder they last at all.

Plus the contracts for them are farmed out to the lowest bidder.

 

look for a Pioneer 1.5 DIN fits right in the same hole but no longer made I have bought 2 from Feebay