Okay, got me this morning while driving: It's raining in Boston, 64 degrees.
I have 3 favorite stations that I alternate on the AM,FM1,FM2 mode control. Mid drive, I've been on multiple channels, stuck in traffic, I punch the button without looking, nothing happens. It continues with the current station
I look at the radio, all displays are blank. None of the radio dash buttons (except power) respond. The climate display is also blank.
The steering wheel controls do respond (2009 OB Limited) but nothing on the display. I tap on it in a few places, nothing.
Give some people have got this to clear by restarting, just before posting, I went back out and started my car... The displays lit, the "Subaru" startup display appeared and the radio started playing. It didn't show a station at first, but did when I pressed the mode button.
Somehow I don't want to power cycle my car when on the highway.
The car is 37K miles, but I'm 3rd owner. I am knowledgeable in electronics.
I've searched around here, and it seems that there are two PC boards in this unit, the display/controls and the main. One person claims that tapping near the "3" button got a response. That seems like a potential connector problem between the two boards. "unit5alive" says it's a bad solder joint on the main board in the power for the display. That seems consistent with a complete display & control failure. (I presume the steering controls attach to the main board though a different path)
Therefore, it seems prudent to pull the unit and inspect the inter board connections (clean, tighten, possible conductive lubricate) and look for component solder problems near this torroid.
Soo.... what do I have to do to disassemble this unit down to those boards?
I've seen dash disassembly around here.
Any particularly good links for an 09 Limited AT?
What do I have to do to pull the radio/HVAC controller?
Dave.
I am suddenly reminded of the time I disassembled and cleaned my 98 OB radio after an ice cream cone in the dash cup holder dripped melted ice cream into the tape deck.