Lost most of the AM stations and the ones I can get are breaking up.

well out of warranty, and going away tomorrow so will have to investigate in a couple of weeks time.

Typical, just bought a Hawkeye to diagnose any electrical problems, and the one thing it doesn't do is the radio

Hoping it's just the ariel connection. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

Sounds like the aerial.

Mine is completely dead on AM - even though the pre-sets are correctly tuned to various stations.

I had the AM module fail on my previous car, 57 SE. Replaced under warranty......... JT Upgraded to an ex demo, 7 mth old, Rimini Red/Ebony Napoli Auto HSE on 28th Jan 2011, added roof rails, mudflaps and side strips.
Gone - A great 57 Plate, Auto SE, Bought Feb 2009, Roof Rails and Mudflaps added on purchase. Blue colour, anything but drug dealer black.....

Presumably before the warranty ran out?

Eerrr, yes, within warranty, JT Upgraded to an ex demo, 7 mth old, Rimini Red/Ebony Napoli Auto HSE on 28th Jan 2011, added roof rails, mudflaps and side strips.
Gone - A great 57 Plate, Auto SE, Bought Feb 2009, Roof Rails and Mudflaps added on purchase. Blue colour, anything but drug dealer black.....

Mines in the dealers as we speak, did raise it before but they said nothing wrong so we shall see also having MOT done. Will let you know later today the outcome

Mine went into the dealers today also. Mainly for a service but to also look at the AM radio issue and a noisy A/C fan.
The upshot is that the car is staying overnight as they have ordered in a replacement radio and A/C fan which is going to be fitted tomorrow

Does anyone know the part number for the radio module that needs to be replaces and/or how much it is?

Many thanks

If I remember I'll ask for the number and cost when I collect the car.
I believe you would need the whole radio though. A cheaper option would be to either see if a salvage yard may have one or replace it with a double din radio if that's possible.

MOT passed But radio another issue said bad cable or faulty antenna poss ground to earth fault not covered by warranty how long do you want use to spend looking for fault we charge per hour, Mmm that be put it together again I will dig the multi metre out and sort it myself then

alex_pescaru wrote:

SSM42186v2 – Loss Of Sound on AM
Last modified 18-Nov-2010 00:00:00
Content Issue: Radio looses Sound on AM Radio Band or fades away
Cause: Internal Issue within the IAM (Integrated Audio Module)
Action: Test radio functionality to ensure all other functions operate as intended,
• If FM is OK
• CD Operation is OK
• AM - No sound
Replace IAM:

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Last edited by npinks on 19th Sep 2011 5:14 pm. Edited 1 time in total

Yes got it up on iPhone showed the technician he said not for my model FL2 57 reg GS. He said it's the antenna though not the IAM unit

Hmmm... interesting. Mine being a 2008/57 XS - wonder whether this applies or not?

Would be nice if it is just the aerial.

Do you get any sound out of it on AM at all?

Ebygum32

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