I talked to another dude who has an XB and has the radio issue. Said went to the local Toyota dealer, told them of the problem, and they ordered and installed a new radio without a peep.

Just a sidenote, my radio has not skipped since the radio swap...

 

So should i contact scion directly and have them relay it to my dealer? or should i just complain and complain until they do it? (kind of like a squeaky wheel) hehe

 

Still have the issue, dealer is still giving me the run around, etc.

 

Yeah, me too.

 

I was having the same problem. Called the dealer and got the runaround. Called Scion, and then they called the dealer. I brought it to the dealer for the 1k check up, and they checked the radio and ordered a replacement for it. I got the call today that the radio was in and I made my appointment. When I hung up the phone and went to turn the volume up, the station changed Oh well.

Also the rep I spoke with @ Scion called me to say that the dealer called her to let her know that the radio is in and I have an appointment to get it fixed.

 

Awesome, i should call scion directly then. What number did you call?

 

1-866-70SCION (866-707-2466). Just make sure you write down the reference number just in case.

 

Thanks for the #.

Everyone should do this, i told them what was happening, and they said there is actually a service bulliten out that every dealer should have. and they SHOULD replace your radio. So everyone call that number thats having trouble with their dealer. they are going to contact my dealer on my behalf is what they said.

 

Finally when i went to my dealer (heartland toyota in bremerton wa) today they had a repair code for the radio!!!!

They ordered the radio and it should be here in a few days!!!!

Finally! is all i can say...

So if it's reached washington it should be up in AK soon???

 

The dealer up here is the worst ive ever dealt with to be quite honest, i wouldnt be surprised if they knew about it, but didnt want to do anything about it.

 

even on sat radio it will change to a different channel all by itself. got an alpine to replace it much better now.

 

Here's my radio glitch....It's a little bit different....

The other day, I got in and started driving, the iPod was playing, as it had been when I parked the night before....no big deal. Then I noticed that the H/U wasn't "on". There were no lights and it would not turn up or down the volume nor would the power button work. Finally, I hit the FM1/FM2 button and it switched from iPod to FM and the LED came on. I thought it was just a one time thing. It's done it twice this week, either at lunch or when I start home. These times it's been on radio and the FM1/FM2 button is the only one that will bring the LED on or anything. This can't have anything to do with cold, as it's not been below 85 during the days here in a long while.

I'll be contacting the dealer soon, but wanted to see if anyone else has noticed this. I've only had it happen on my xB, my friend's '06 xA hasn't had this happen.

 

i dont have this problem. and i doo have an 06 iPod radio.

 

I have a 2006.5, no problems with frequency hopping, but do you think they just fixed it by disabling ASL? I can tell little to no difference between ASL LOW MID HI or OFF

UPDATE: I finally noticed the ASL effect one day, and turned it off. I didn't like it. It seems most sensitive to engine revs.

 

About the Radio stations changing....

I've noticed this happens with my Xb when it was cold outside.(20 F) While I'm driving it will jump up after 5 minutes while warming up.
101.1 Fm will go to 101.3 Fm for example.

It's ok since the weather in 80 F now...

 

I just picked up my car yesterday. I haven't noticed anything as of yet. Does any 2006.5 owners still have this problem??

Since I only have 15 miles on the car so far I haven't had the time to really check everything out.

 

Mine is a 2006 I bought in January ...

See older post for details V

 

Mine's a 2006.5, and yeh, it has the frequency jump up problem...

 

So far, 2.5 months into ownership, my '06 xA is good. It was built in Feb. '06. We'll see once it gets cold though.

 

80% Less frequency jumping in the warm weather. I received my XB in Oct. It jumped about once a day over the cool months but noticibly less in the warm months. Maybe once a week in hot weather.