2008 Versa SL radio "Mute" problem

[Leshka82]

I've been a proud owner of 2008 Versa SL for nearly 3 months. The car is astounding in every aspect of craftsmanship and performance. Just over a month ago, I noticed a relatively low-key yet annoying issue with car's radio:

Intermittently, (say, 1 out of 5 times) upon turning on the ignition, my FM radio goes to "Mute" mode. Irrespective of what I do next (turn the volume knob up and down, press various bluetooth control buttons, turn the entertainment system power button on and off), the FM radio will stay muted until the car is fully restarted. Upon the next restart, 100% of the time, the FM radio will be perfectly fine.

It is worth emphasizing that this issue only occurs with FM radio. When I switch to "AM" during the course of the problem, the sound is back just fine. Switching back to "FM" will have the problem return. As far as CD playback it seems to function perfectly at all times, so no problem there.

Can anybody kindly shed some light on what may possibly be the cause of such a bizarre shortcoming? Honestly, I do not feel like taking the car to the dealer just yet since this issue does not inhibit car's performance in any way, but presents just a mere annoyance. I have also heard stories of dealers inflicting more damage than good to the car when facing issues of these sorts.

[jmaclean]

[QUOTE=Leshka82]I've been a proud owner of 2008 Versa SL for nearly 3 months. Intermittently, (say, 1 out of 5 times) upon turning on the ignition, my FM radio goes to "Mute" mode. QUOTE]

I didn't know that there was a "mute" feature on the radio!? Don't mean to be a smart-a--, but do you just mean that that's simply how it acts?

I know that the radio "mutes" with the blue tooth in use, so maybe that's somehow causing the issue.

[bulld0g]

do you have the steering wheel controls? if so your mute button may be sticking

[Leshka82]

Thanks a lot for both of your replies, bulld0g and jmaclean !!

Just to clarify, the speakers emit no sound when FM radio is on -- that's what I mean by radio "Mute" problem. I know there is no physical "mute" button or feature for the radio in Versas.

My Versa SL trim does have steering wheel controls and I was aware that radio "mutes" with blue tooth in use. My concern is why this only happens with FM radio, but not with any other source (AM, CD changer). All buttons seem to work perfectly fine and I don't think any of them stick.

[CodeRed]

This might have to be a problem the dealer might have to solve. You could have a faulty head unit. Or, this is always a good excuse to upgrade your head unit .