What can i do!?!?!?

[Proliphik]

08 SE JBL System
My back speakers on occasion sound like they're blown out, crackling, cant handle the bass (on 1, 2, or 3), and sound like complete sh*t forcing me to turn the stereo off because i cant stand to listen to the garbage.

Well today i took my car into the dealer for a 3rd time (a different dealer because ive been traveling lately) and they tell me they hear nothing wrong with it, its fine, so they cant do anything.
I'm over frustrated... ive recorded audio of the speakers playing music just yesterday sounding like garbage so i intend to play that for them when i go pick it up in a few, but what can i do to get this fixed?

I'll be driving to Cali later this month from VA and the last thing i need on that 3day drive are some f*cked up speakers...

Any tips on how i can get this issue fixed?

[bandit]

Install new and better speakers. Done. Problem solved.

Me personally, when I have the volume at around 20-25 and the music has a bit of bass (I have bass and tremble at max), you can hear the horrible static/crackling type sound. I dont blast my music either nor am I an audiophile type of guy so it doesnt matter if I replace them or not.

[Proliphik]

Why should i have to pay for new or better speakers? Thats what the warranty is for, new speakers.

BUT

When listening for the problem yesterday it sounded like the rattle was coming from inside the metal casing they have the speakers housed in. Couldnt tell %100 but something isnt right and if i do buy new speakers and it coninues then it was only a waste of money and time on my behalf.

I dont blast my music, keep the bass on 3 usually, but its frustrating when you have a car thats only a couple years old and has so many issues...
Got me thinkin... i shouldve bought the CTS with BOSE

[bandit]

Originally Posted by Proliphik

Why should i have to pay for new or better speakers? Thats what the warranty is for, new speakers.

BUT

When listening for the problem yesterday it sounded like the rattle was coming from inside the metal casing they have the speakers housed in. Couldnt tell %100 but something isnt right and if i do buy new speakers and it coninues then it was only a waste of money and time on my behalf.

I dont blast my music, keep the bass on 3 usually, but its frustrating when you have a car thats only a couple years old and has so many issues...
Got me thinkin... i shouldve bought the CTS with BOSE

Because stock speakers are crap and cheap. Thats why you buy better speakers. Unless its BOSE or something. You look at the speakers and they are paper thin.

Either you take it back to dealer and have them look again and again, buy better quality speakers, live with it or get rid of the Camry and get the CTS.

[Janelle62]

Originally Posted by Proliphik

08 SE JBL System
My back speakers on occasion sound like they're blown out, crackling, cant handle the bass (on 1, 2, or 3), and sound like complete sh*t forcing me to turn the stereo off because i cant stand to listen to the garbage.

Well today i took my car into the dealer for a 3rd time (a different dealer because ive been traveling lately) and they tell me they hear nothing wrong with it, its fine, so they cant do anything.
I'm over frustrated... ive recorded audio of the speakers playing music just yesterday sounding like garbage so i intend to play that for them when i go pick it up in a few, but what can i do to get this fixed?

I'll be driving to Cali later this month from VA and the last thing i need on that 3day drive are some f*cked up speakers...

Long trip for a bad radio. Hate to say it but at least you're under warranty. This is your 3rd visit for the same issue without a positive outcome. I would deffinately be talking to the service manager now.

Any tips on how i can get this issue fixed?

[Proliphik]

ok Janelle...???

Anyway, i got them to replace the speakers but i dont think thats the issue so ill find out after they install them next week.

[Janelle62]

Originally Posted by Proliphik

ok Janelle...???

Anyway, i got them to replace the speakers but i dont think thats the issue so ill find out after they install them next week.

Well I hope that resolves your issue in time for your road trip.

[Redline_Me]

Originally Posted by Proliphik

ok Janelle...???

Anyway, i got them to replace the speakers but i dont think thats the issue so ill find out after they install them next week.

how did you get them to replace the speakers?

[thrawnis]

I had this same problem. I was sure that the rear speakers were blown, but the rattling wasn't happening all the time and not always at the same volumes. Same thing, the dealership wouldn't acknowledge the problem.

Recently, my wife was sitting in the back seat and noticed that the rattling was actually coming from the headliner. She simply pushed up on the headliner closest to the rear window and voila! The problem was gone for about 2 months until the rattle came back again. But pushing up on the headliner again fixed the problem. The ridiculously poor level of competence at my two local dealerships has caused me to procrastinate in taking the car in to have this problem fixed completely, but at least I know what to tell them this time!

[Proliphik]

Trust me... its not the headliner...

And i spoke to the manager and another tech there after the first person tried telling me he doesnt think the speakers are covered under warranty and that i should pay to go get dyno mat or whatever it is in my car... Big mistake...
The car didnt come with the rattle, and im not paying to get it out.

[Pawel062]

have someone sit in the back and listen. maybe they will help pin point the problem. the dealerships are almost always clueless. takes a bit to get them to use their brains...

[Proliphik]

i had the manager and two techs with their heads in the trunk and back seat listening & looking stupid... Got em in my pocket now. If the speakers aren't the problem they have no choice but to replace it all or whatever i request because they've now acknowledged that there is a problem.

[Pawel062]

well atleast it looks like you'll have it fixed. good that they confirmed the problem.