check your setting. it might be set to "increasing volume with speed", some where in audio set up.

 

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Mine is also set to increase volume with speed but IT SOUNDS EXACTLY THE SAME TO ME. My last TCH you could detect it getting louder and softer with noise from the outside, with this 2012 it all sounds THE SAME, LIKE IT IS NOT WORKING.

 

I have checked that... They had me turn off all kinds of settings. It happens without reason and I have asked about this. The part that is most frustrating is the response that this is normal so they can't do anything about it.

 

Normal is to have well working headunit without any spikes. Tell them to kiss your right foot and replace it.
Mine is quieter in the morning and louder in afternoon. Period, as a rule. Like as if it needs warmer weather.

 

I can't get any local HD radio stations where I live even from El Paso. At night around 8 pm I can pick up KRLD 1080 am HD here in Alamogordo, NM while sittiing in the walmart parking lot. The station would be 600 miles from where I was listening. KRLD is a very high powered clear channel station that was only a mile from where I was raised in Garland, Texas.

I'm spoiled listening to satellite and FM radio. With the am HD radio at that distance the HD would kick in and out, but when it was 'in' it was very loud. The HD sounded clear, but a little shrill and not that much bass compared to the wider bandwidth of the FM band. The missing bass may be due to the extreme distance from the station that night.

If you have a passenger with you have them to watch the HD indicator and see if it stays steady when the volume goes up like you say. It may be affected by buildings reflecting the HD signal or how far away the radio transmitter is located like maybe 20 or so miles distant.

 

So is anyone else having an issue with a 2013?

 

Yep, just got ours 2 weeks ago. The radio spikes in volume and clarity (sounds like stereo/mono) and also songs skip - yes skip like an old record. Will be taking it in as soon as possible as it's driving my wife crazy.

Anyone else have any luck getting their fixed/replaced?

 

I just bought 2013 Camry hyrid XLE. I noticed the same thing. I'm pretty sure it has to do with the HD reception going in/out. While in HD mode, the sound is clearer and seems "louder". When it falls off, the sound dulls a bit and seems softer. Its especially noticeable in AM. We notice the same thing in my carpool partners BMW with HD radio. i have a 2 hour commute (round trip) thru rolling hills, and we drive thru many HD "dead spots".

One way to check (I havent done yet), is to turn off HD, which I think you can do under setup. I will give it a whirl.

 

Thanks... It does it in HD but we can hear it in the analog as well (not as bad). Nothing with CD or pandora but we are well within range.

 

I notice this only in HD radio. I tend to not listen to OTA radio anyway though so it really isn't an issue. I either listen to tunes on my USB drive, my phone via bluetooth or satellite radio. Nearly all of my presets are to satellite radio signals. Only thing I'm pissed about is that I have to pay extra for Howard Stern. I had a Sirius tuner in my last car but they gave me some horseshit line of crap about them being separate companies.

 

I should have specified - strictly FM.

 

Man I cant remember the last time I used an FM/AM/HD radio...

 

I now and then listen to 98.1 in Philly area. The second 98.1 on HD is 70ies music, no commercials. I sometimes listen to NJ 101.5 and 1060 KYW for traffic reports.