Head Unit Randomly shuts off and restarts during drive - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Natheria · 11-13-2014, 12:50 AM

So i couldn't find anything on this but it's done it twice on the same drive now. Driving along listening to some tunes when suddenly the music cuts out. Look down and i see the welcome screen flashing as the head unit is restarting and the music starts again.

I'm already taking care of a leaky tail light and minor side window scratches at the dealer so I'm going to mention this to them, although i already know it seems like a strange intermittent wiring short that will probably be difficult to trace but i was wondering if anyone else has had this issue either with the OEM BRZ head unit or any others. I've never heard of this being a common issue.

For additional information:
i have a 13 brz with stock OEM head unit and have a little sansa clip plugged into the usb slot (although i doubt that has to do with the entire unit restarting)

extrashaky · 11-13-2014, 02:21 AM

I thought I had seen this here before, and here it is:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1746260
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1797253

Maybe the solution regarding the USB stick outlined in those threads will fix your issue. If not, you might want to post in the Electronics/Audio/Nav forum.

BTW, whenever you want to search the forum, DON'T use the built-in search on this message board. It sucks and will not give you what you're looking for. Instead, use Google and restrict the search to this site using the "site:ft86club.com" tag. For example, I was able to find the threads above by going to Google and typing this:

site:ft86club.com head unit restarts

and

site:ft86club.com head unit shuts off

Good luck!

shiumai · 12-10-2014, 01:33 AM

I had this happen twice today. never happened before - i've owned the car since march '13. it's happened before on our outback though. it just shut off and rebooted, going through the set up menu. i checked the fuses and everything looked kosher. i'll see if it does it again, and more often. i'm using the same USB stick for music i've used for over a year, and no issues. no folders on the stick - just files.

BlueSky · 12-16-2014, 05:00 PM

Happened to me about 3 or 4 times now.
I also use a USB constantly....

JayV · 01-01-2015, 05:20 PM

Reset your radio and navigation setting to factory. That fixed my issue.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueSky

Happened to me about 3 or 4 times now.
I also use a USB constantly....

andrew1021 · 01-08-2015, 12:57 AM

Used to happen every month or two for me, usually when driving slowly/pulling into driveways...not sure why. I took my HU out and unplugged and replugged everything. No recurrence yet, but it's only been maybe a month and a half.

BlueSky · 01-08-2015, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayV

Reset your radio and navigation setting to factory. That fixed my issue.

Yes, I installed OEM reference sound system and had to reset to factory settings, haven't happened since, she is away for winter though anyway...

12-10-2014, 01:33 AM	#3
shiumai Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ, 2020 C8 Corvette Location: USofA! Posts: 1,763 Thanks: 963 Thanked 1,896 Times in 789 Posts Mentioned: 41 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I had this happen twice today. never happened before - i've owned the car since march '13. it's happened before on our outback though. it just shut off and rebooted, going through the set up menu. i checked the fuses and everything looked kosher. i'll see if it does it again, and more often. i'm using the same USB stick for music i've used for over a year, and no issues. no folders on the stick - just files. __________________ My DGM BRZ vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OL9OhxexAA My car journal thread: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43402

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11-13-2014, 02:21 AM	#2
extrashaky Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ Limited Location: USA Posts: 4,046 Thanks: 1,100 Thanked 5,620 Times in 2,267 Posts Mentioned: 55 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I thought I had seen this here before, and here it is: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1746260 http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1797253 Maybe the solution regarding the USB stick outlined in those threads will fix your issue. If not, you might want to post in the Electronics/Audio/Nav forum. BTW, whenever you want to search the forum, DON'T use the built-in search on this message board. It sucks and will not give you what you're looking for. Instead, use Google and restrict the search to this site using the "site:ft86club.com" tag. For example, I was able to find the threads above by going to Google and typing this: site:ft86club.com head unit restarts and site:ft86club.com head unit shuts off Good luck!

01-08-2015, 12:57 AM	#6
andrew1021 Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2014 WRB BRZ Location: CA Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Used to happen every month or two for me, usually when driving slowly/pulling into driveways...not sure why. I took my HU out and unplugged and replugged everything. No recurrence yet, but it's only been maybe a month and a half.

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