Probs turning the speakers up or down on Bose system.

Niche79 · 01-26-2013, 01:37 AM

So I have a touring w/bose and nav setup. I bought the car used and I swear, turning the speakers up and down or going through different channels or turning the air up or down to a certain temp is the biggest pain. It will go up when Im turning it DOWN!!!! and just hops between channel numbers sometimes. Is there a known issue with this that I can take it to the dealer and get it swapped out? Its madness trying to turn it down via the knobs and it gets louder and louder. The steering controls work perfectly but the knobs have a freakin mind of their own. HELP!!!

THanks a ton

bigaudiofanat · 01-26-2013, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Niche79

So I have a touring w/bose and nav setup. I bought the car used and I swear, turning the speakers up and down or going through different channels or turning the air up or down to a certain temp is the biggest pain. It will go up when Im turning it DOWN!!!! and just hops between channel numbers sometimes. Is there a known issue with this that I can take it to the dealer and get it swapped out? Its madness trying to turn it down via the knobs and it gets louder and louder. The steering controls work perfectly but the knobs have a freakin mind of their own. HELP!!!

THanks a ton

Have the dealer look at it, sense it's all factory. Only other thing I can think to try is pull the battery to reset the system.

UFreefer · 01-29-2013, 03:41 PM

Mine does the same thing, but only with the volume knob. I raised hell and eventually got them to replace the entire unit but the new one does the same thing. The techs at my dealership are so bad that they scratched everything up and I had to get them to replace a bunch of the interior panels so after I got that done, I just gave up and live with it.

kellyefields · 01-29-2013, 04:09 PM

I have the nav system so I know I have a speed sensor that changes the volume on its own. not sure if the base/sport system has the same but something to check.

Shade · 05-22-2013, 01:45 PM

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So I have a touring w/bose and nav setup. I bought the car used and I swear, turning the speakers up and down or going through different channels or turning the air up or down to a certain temp is the biggest pain. It will go up when Im turning it DOWN!!!! and just hops between channel numbers sometimes. Is there a known issue with this that I can take it to the dealer and get it swapped out? Its madness trying to turn it down via the knobs and it gets louder and louder. The steering controls work perfectly but the knobs have a freakin mind of their own. HELP!!!

Hey guys, had the same problem with two of the knobs. Volume kept going up or stayed nearly the same when it was turned down!?
Solved it by pulling the knobs off, (Yes, they come off, be gentle but firm

) then spray a little bit of contact spray in, let it dry for half an hour, finally put the knob back. Of course, shut the power off before this procedure.

Hope i could help.

snowsurfdirtx · 06-01-2013, 08:48 PM

my bose in my old 03 Pathfinder LE did the same thing right before i sold it. stupid bose equipment. sorry to hear

Enough · 06-06-2013, 08:19 AM

I have seen this happen with an over-liberal application of Armoral, it gets into the knob adjustment contacts and then become erratic and or develop a mind or their own.

Fountainhead · 06-08-2013, 09:26 PM

My 2009 Touring with Navi recently started doing this also volume turn up or down, the rotary encoder gives erroneous values and down=up and up=down but only occasionally and not repeatably. Guess I'll put some red Cramolin into the encoder to see if that cleans it up.

PS: Have seen no evidence of ArmorAll application.

Niche79 · 06-09-2013, 03:46 AM

yah it sounds like its a fault with the system period and im guessing nissan would charge me another grand to change it out. Once you guys hear anything new, let me know. I just use my steering wheel controls for now, however i cant do AC that way which sucks balls.

Huck · 06-17-2013, 01:10 AM

Same thing the guy above me said, sounds almost like a dirty contact. My old cd player out in the garage does this unless I press on the knob a certain way. See if you can use compressed air in between the buttons or something like that, it might help.

I survived Zdayz 2013

(barely)

01-26-2013, 01:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
Niche79 Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Kissimmee, FL Posts: 900 Drives: '09 SR Tour/Sprt/Nav Rep Power: 36	Probs turning the speakers up or down on Bose system. So I have a touring w/bose and nav setup. I bought the car used and I swear, turning the speakers up and down or going through different channels or turning the air up or down to a certain temp is the biggest pain. It will go up when Im turning it DOWN!!!! and just hops between channel numbers sometimes. Is there a known issue with this that I can take it to the dealer and get it swapped out? Its madness trying to turn it down via the knobs and it gets louder and louder. The steering controls work perfectly but the knobs have a freakin mind of their own. HELP!!! THanks a ton __________________ 2009 370z Solid Red Touring/Sport/Navigation/Illuminated sills/LED interior lights Red/LED plate lights White/ Evo R fog light in Red/Stillen G3 intakes/ Fast Intentions Exhaust with 18" Resonators/ Rays Gramlights 57fxx/ Swift Springs/ Fast Intentions Resonated Test Pipes. NST SUCKS DONT ORDER

01-29-2013, 04:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
kellyefields A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Lexington Ky #BBN Age: 47 Posts: 1,149 Drives: Supercharged Rep Power: 16	I have the nav system so I know I have a speed sensor that changes the volume on its own. not sure if the base/sport system has the same but something to check. __________________ MY 2009 SC BUILD.

06-09-2013, 03:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
Niche79 Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Kissimmee, FL Posts: 900 Drives: '09 SR Tour/Sprt/Nav Rep Power: 36	yah it sounds like its a fault with the system period and im guessing nissan would charge me another grand to change it out. Once you guys hear anything new, let me know. I just use my steering wheel controls for now, however i cant do AC that way which sucks balls. __________________ 2009 370z Solid Red Touring/Sport/Navigation/Illuminated sills/LED interior lights Red/LED plate lights White/ Evo R fog light in Red/Stillen G3 intakes/ Fast Intentions Exhaust with 18" Resonators/ Rays Gramlights 57fxx/ Swift Springs/ Fast Intentions Resonated Test Pipes. NST SUCKS DONT ORDER

06-17-2013, 01:10 AM	#10 (permalink)
Huck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cocoa, Florida Age: 41 Posts: 5,075 Drives: Pantydropper machine Rep Power: 33	Same thing the guy above me said, sounds almost like a dirty contact. My old cd player out in the garage does this unless I press on the knob a certain way. See if you can use compressed air in between the buttons or something like that, it might help. I survived Zdayz 2013 (barely) __________________ VLEDS \| Evo-R \| Moddiction \| CF Hood Struts \| F.I. CF CBE & LTH \| Stillen CAI \| NST Pulleys \| UpRev \| Z1 \| M7 \| Status \| Forgestar \| PSS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| SPC \| Kenwood \| Zenclosure \| Kicker \| Alpine Type R

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UFreefer Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tampa Posts: 200 Drives: 09 Sport Touring Nav Rep Power: 15	Mine does the same thing, but only with the volume knob. I raised hell and eventually got them to replace the entire unit but the new one does the same thing. The techs at my dealership are so bad that they scratched everything up and I had to get them to replace a bunch of the interior panels so after I got that done, I just gave up and live with it.

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Enough Base Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Bay Area CA Posts: 2 Drives: Z Rep Power: 11	I have seen this happen with an over-liberal application of Armoral, it gets into the knob adjustment contacts and then become erratic and or develop a mind or their own.

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Fountainhead Track Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: FL Posts: 834 Drives: 2019 Civic Type R Rep Power: 14	My 2009 Touring with Navi recently started doing this also volume turn up or down, the rotary encoder gives erroneous values and down=up and up=down but only occasionally and not repeatably. Guess I'll put some red Cramolin into the encoder to see if that cleans it up. PS: Have seen no evidence of ArmorAll application.