Gen 4 Stereo Not Working - Need Help/Advice

[99camryLE]

Hello fellow TN members,

As the title implies, I have issues with the stereo in my 1999 Camry. As I was driving, I was listening to music, there was some static and all my speakers went dead. MY first assumption was that I blew the speakers (as my music tends to be loud), but I highly doubt I blew all my speakers at once (as my musics is not that loud). The stock radio switches radio stations, plays the CD, and whatnot...but there is no sound coming from the speakers. When I slam the trunk shut, there is some music for a brief second, but then everything goes away. The stereo is stock Toyota, but the speakers are aftermarket Inifinity speakers, but I had them installed 6 years ago and I have never had a problem until now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Albuynp Ryeno]

if you think the speakers are still good, then buy a new headunit.

If you want to spend a lot of time and effort, you could remove each speaker. Go into another car, remove one speaker, then hook up each speaker from your car. One by one, to test if they are still good.

[xylium]

Do you have the JBL sound system? If so, your amp under the dash might have died.

[thegmann]

The first thing I would check is the wiring. The fact that slamming the trunk got music to play makes me think you have a loose wire somewhere.

[99camryLE]

I figured it out...The right/rear speaker went dead, so for some apparent reason, all 6 spekaers would not work. When I disconnected the malfunctioning speaker, I was able to get music through the other speakers. So, what I was wondering is why did one dead speaker prevent sound from going to the other speakers? Are the speakers connected in a series circuit? thanks for the help

[Kingdom934]

Originally Posted by 99camryLE

I figured it out...The right/rear speaker went dead, so for some apparent reason, all 6 spekaers would not work. When I disconnected the malfunctioning speaker, I was able to get music through the other speakers. So, what I was wondering is why did one dead speaker prevent sound from going to the other speakers? Are the speakers connected in a series circuit? thanks for the help

Thats strange. I woudln't think that if a speaker went dead, it would cause everything else to die.

Maybe the speaker short circuited?

[BigDog4All]

Being a sound man.....Something sounds a little fishy. Hard one speaker to short the other ones out. Unless you getting a short in the head unit.

But glad you found it....

[Albuynp Ryeno]

Originally Posted by 99camryLE

I figured it out...The right/rear speaker went dead, so for some apparent reason, all 6 spekaers would not work. When I disconnected the malfunctioning speaker, I was able to get music through the other speakers. So, what I was wondering is why did one dead speaker prevent sound from going to the other speakers? Are the speakers connected in a series circuit? thanks for the help

no each speaker is connected to the headunit or amp. SO i would say thats just a safety feature.