[alexlc13]

I took my car to the dealer today to get the new antenna and cable. installed..well, they didn't even both. The mechanic heard the problem himself and was somewhat shocked. In fact, he had four other guys sit in the car with him while he drove around the parking lot so they "wouldn't think he was going nuts." Apparently the FM reception is in fact good. What seems to be happening is the treble in the right speakers is going in and out. That's what makes it sound "mono" for a short period of time. The mechanic called Toyota headquarters...and they are a bit shocked, too. It's the first they've heard of this happening. The local mechanic thinks it's an amplifier problem...and said that just a few days ago, a new Camry came to the shop with a similar problem on its JBL system. So it seems to be a JBL thing. He noticed that the speaker problem was happening most prominently at the local 106.3 FM radio station. They don't know why it doesn't happen at all with the CD player. Anyway, there is a ticket open for my case...and HQ is trying to figure out what is happening. The mechanic may try to replace the amplifier to see if that fixes it, but he has to get special approval because of how much that will cost Toyota...and HQ may want him to wait until they investigate it further.

I told my mechanic there was a person reporting a similar problem in Denver. He suggests you take it to the dealer and report it. That way HQ will start seeing that others are having similar problems...which may help solve the problem quicker.

-Alex