Alright, so i have a 2001 dakota sport, with the 4.7 in her, and the radio if being a peice of you know what but i am not quite sure it is just the radio that is wrong. I am thinking maybe possibly in the junction block. the radio will turn on and off while driving, sometimes it will flicker, the clock seems to work for a few minutes and then it just stops, sometimes the slide buttons for the bass and the treble just kinda flash. Also it use to draw off the battery when it is shut off. By the way this is the stock cd player. If anybody has had this problem or has any ideas of what i could do to fix this please tell me because i am starting to pull my hair out with this one.

 

ive seen this happen a lot on vechicals they just wear out over time but new ones are not that bad priced but id just pull and replace and then if you have the problem still then return it and go from there but i would replace it i do have a stock one cheap

 

Ditto, mine does it and yelling doesnt help. I 2nd the replacement. But If youd rather a freeier option it sounds like a loose connection, if its the original radio it might be internal or it might be the wiring.

I think its the unit and it should be replaced.

 

crutchfield.com You can find all kinds of deals on there for aftermarket radios prob have got 3-4 radios from there and all were priced right and worked awesome.

 

Before you spend any money I would try a few things first. Mine used to do that. I would check to make sure the ground has a good connection. What I had to do was disconnect my antenne (this acts as a ground) then I ran a new ground to the frame and now it works perfectly. A

 

my stock HU acted up too.

look for:

check ground strap
check yellow "always on" lead
check red "power on" lead

Check the serial data input (pink or yellow w/ white connector i think) and even try unhooking it

I went through 2 stock CD payers, and it would change channels randomly, both did. Aftermarket doesn't. So I think it may be related to the serial data link....