Power antenna on 2005 Sonata GLS
The power antenna on my 2005 Sonata GLS is stuck in a halfway extended
position. Turning the radio on/off does not result in any movement or sound from the motor that extends/retracts the antenna. My first thought was to check connections etc. I looked at hmaservice.com, but I could not find diagrams. I would appreciate some pointers as to where to look because the car is parked outside and it is too cold for me to enjoy trying to figure out where to look by guessing alone ;-) Thanks. Sinan -- A. Sinan Unur <1usa@llenroc.ude.invalid> (remove .invalid and reverse each component for email address) |
Re: Power antenna on 2005 Sonata GLS
A. Sinan Unur wrote:
> The power antenna on my 2005 Sonata GLS is stuck in a halfway extended > position. Turning the radio on/off does not result in any movement or > sound from the motor that extends/retracts the antenna. > Well at least you can listen to half the channels still. |
Re: Power antenna on 2005 Sonata GLS
This probably won't help on its own. But this is something I have seen a
lot through the years. If the antenna is bent even by about 1 degree (something you would not be able to see) it will not function in the cold. If that is the case, easiest thing to do is to disconnect the electric function (not the signal connection into the radio), and just run it manual until it gets warm again. Once warm, you will know whether it will work well, so-so, or just plain need replaced. Hope this helps. "A. Sinan Unur" <1usa@llenroc.ude.invalid> wrote in message news:Xns9B9B7CF1DA8B6asu1cornelledu@127.0.0.1... > The power antenna on my 2005 Sonata GLS is stuck in a halfway extended > position. Turning the radio on/off does not result in any movement or > sound from the motor that extends/retracts the antenna. > > My first thought was to check connections etc. I looked at hmaservice.com, > but I could not find diagrams. I would appreciate some pointers as to > where to look because the car is parked outside and it is too cold for me > to enjoy trying to figure out where to look by guessing alone ;-) > > Thanks. > > Sinan > > -- > A. Sinan Unur <1usa@llenroc.ude.invalid> > (remove .invalid and reverse each component for email address) |
Re: Power antenna on 2005 Sonata GLS
"A. Sinan Unur" <1usa@llenroc.ude.invalid> wrote in message news:Xns9B9B7CF1DA8B6asu1cornelledu@127.0.0.1... > The power antenna on my 2005 Sonata GLS is stuck in a halfway extended > position. Turning the radio on/off does not result in any movement or > sound from the motor that extends/retracts the antenna. > > My first thought was to check connections etc. I looked at hmaservice.com, > but I could not find diagrams. I would appreciate some pointers as to > where to look because the car is parked outside and it is too cold for me > to enjoy trying to figure out where to look by guessing alone ;-) > > Thanks. > > Sinan Wow, a power antenna that stopped working? Never heard of such a thing. Truth is, I don't know of many that last three years. See if you can pull it out all the way and just leave it. They tend to be a PITA to fix and expensive to replace. Most likely the motor is junk, but it may be worth checking for power to it anyway. |
Re: Power antenna on 2005 Sonata GLS
"Rev. Tom Wenndt" <trwenndt@grics.net> wrote in
news:glak0001th1@enews2.newsguy.com: > "A. Sinan Unur" <1usa@llenroc.ude.invalid> wrote in message > news:Xns9B9B7CF1DA8B6asu1cornelledu@127.0.0.1... >> The power antenna on my 2005 Sonata GLS is stuck in a halfway >> extended position. Turning the radio on/off does not result in any >> movement or sound from the motor that extends/retracts the antenna. > If the antenna is bent even by about 1 degree (something you would not > be able to see) it will not function in the cold. > > If that is the case, easiest thing to do is to disconnect the electric > function (not the signal connection into the radio), and just run it > manual until it gets warm again. > > Once warm, you will know whether it will work well, so-so, or just > plain need replaced. Thank you, Tom. If the antenna is bent, I am assuming the motor would still kick in, but fail to retract/extend it. I hear no sound, so I am assuming either the motor is gone or it is not getting power. The only reason I want to fix it is to be able to go to the car wash again. I am too lazy to wash the car myself. I'll see what happens when the temperature goes above freezing again. Sinan -- A. Sinan Unur <1usa@llenroc.ude.invalid> (remove .invalid and reverse each component for email address) |
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