Originally Posted by
iKhanh
interesting problem you have here. while i don't have an answer, i have a similar issue sometimes, and i wonder if it's at all related.
i have a '90 with the OEM radio. on cold days, power to the radio unit is on and shows the time, but i can't power on the radio so sound comes out. after driving for 10min or so, i can repeatedly press the power button until the radio turns on because the display starts to fluctuate between the time and the radio station i was last on.
i removed my cigarette lighter to refrain from using it because i plugged my phone charger in one time and it blew the fuse, thus knocking out my radio too. replaced the fuse, tried it again and it blew a second time. the third time i tried it, i didn't have my phone plugged into it, and all i did was plug in the charger and it still blew the fuse.
anyone know why i keep blowing the cigarette lighter fuse with a charger when my phone's not connected, or why my radio is stubborn to work on cold days for the first couple minutes?