When it is switching on and off there is a sound coming from beneath the steering wheel column that sounds like a … To get the radio back on I have to turn it off and then back on. It only turned off when I ejected to faceplate. I would exit the car and come back 20 minutes later and it'd be on. When you turn off the key, the radio, engine etc turns off. About a month ago I experienced a problem with my radio. Closed the door, turned off the radio, turned back on, radio shuts off. But my car is similar to Oakminster’s: When I turn the car off, the radio keeps playing for 10 minutes, or until I open the door, whichever comes first.It is very possible that there is a way to change this so that the radio goes off when the car goes off. PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum 9 Posts . After pulling the radio fuse I disabled the radio, but the car battery still died. Can a bad cell in a battery cause the strange electrical system problem with my radio? This has sorted all my Infotainment woes out until I get the software upgrades done . is a recipe for failure in my opinion. The 2011 Toyota Tacoma has 3 problems reported for radio turns itself on and off for no apparent reason. I was leaving for work and thought the neighbors were playing their stereo early today. Sometimes the abs light comes on before it shuts off. It was turning on by its self without the key in the ignition. This is how I fixed a Sony Stereo GN880 that turned itself off after powering up. My car radio would randomly turn itself on and thus drain the battery. Asked by siamakzadeh Mar 28, 2014 at 03:26 AM about the 2008 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 350 Luxury Question type: Maintenance & Repair The command control on the steering wheel is not working and the stereo shuts of every 30 minutes while I am driving it warns me 3 minutes before that I need to turn the ignition on or it will turn off. I'm having a similar issues I had a pioneer radio the Bluetooth setting vanished, the radio was replaced with another pioneer than a day later would switch off automatically wouldn't switch back on until by itself approximately 20 minutes later but then would stay off again. Had this changed to a Sony radio now doing exactly the same. The radio has started turning on and off by itself and it does it quite quickly when it does. Yes I know u can use the radio for up to 10 minutes after you remove the key but I would literally have the car off for 10-20 minutes and bam it comes on. After I turn it back on it starts the cycle again. After 5 months of ownership with ZERO issues has started shutting off and then restarting itself as if I am turning it and off while in use. I'm skeptical about paranormal things, and am thinking there's probably a much more plausible explanation. Mine switches off whenever it feels like it, sometimes after 2-3seconds, other times a couple of minutes, up to 10-15mins. Power to the radio may also be controlled by a module and the module has a problem. So far it has just been annoying but I can see if I was navigating or using the hands free how this could cause numerous issues. Anyway, when I did remove the head unit, I turned it over and underneath, attached to the head unit, itself, was what appears to be a standard hard drive like you'd find in desktop computers. I turn it off, and in 2 to 3 minutes it comes back on. What I don't know is what else is coming on with it. The 2004 Chevrolet Malibu has 1 problems reported for radio turns on when car is off. Thanks, The XM shutting off is kind of annoying since it doesn't turn back on by itself after the car is running. I have a aftermarket radio in my 94 sundance. They can fix the problems when the car radio gives creepy sounds because it is probably a speaker or signal problem. 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