Music stops when i press the brake!

[craigant]

When i press my brake somtimes my music will stop playing and then start again when i release it, Or when i hold the break for about 10 seconds it will stop and not come back on and the head unit will say error. It only does this when it is on CD player doesnt do it when its on Tuner. Anyone ever heard of a problem like this and know what causes it? Cheers

[az_mk]

weird one.... does it cut all power? sounds like a bad earth to me.

[craigant]

no music just stops playing nothing else and its not just the volume that goes off the song actually stops

[phillyh]

Check earths, or could be a Cd player problem, my cd player says that sometimes when its been cold...

Just check behind the dash for clashing wire, loose connextions etc etc

[dalecheesy]

As above.^^ preferably sooner rather than later in case of electrical fire but that could be me being paranoid

[craigant]

its been doin it for months and no fire yet!

[Gabbastard]

haha mine does it as well, sometimes with the indicators!

I reckon its got to be an earth problem, but I havent bothered to look into it; i tend to not use the indicators, or just use the gears to slow down :)

[craigant]

haha mine does it as well, sometimes with the indicators!

I reckon its got to be an earth problem, but I havent bothered to look into it; i tend to not use the indicators, or just use the gears to slow down :)

yer no what you mean munches petrol doin that though and its a pain in the arse havin to use the hand brake all the time coz cant keep foot on the brake

[craigant]

Ok call me a retard! But how do i check my earths??

[craigant]

just noticed tonight aswell that it doesnt do it when my lights are on as soon as i turned them off it did it again. Think ill just drive round with my side lights on all the time lol

[SaxoAL]

lol. definitely an earth. There are various earths located in the engine bay. Check around the inner wings etc and make sure all of them are tight.

[Tringaling]

I have the same problem..but when i put the brake down when the clutch is also down..my music skips for a sec, the lights dim..and the blowers lose power :@ VERY FRUSTRAING..am i having the same problem? how can i get this fixed?

[petevts16v]

Maybe wrong but you could try putting a new earth on for your stereo.

Use the same method as for an amp?

[craigant]

Im just gonna screw the trouble of it and drive with sidelights on!

[Tringaling]

thts not safe....even i wouldnt do that man! can a garage or an accident repair place do this for me

[Mark51]

lol, does it do it when your braking or when your foot touches the brake when your standing still?

[Tringaling]

basically when im drivin and i got to brake..my dial lights fade, music skips a beat or 2..the engine managment like comes on and the other red one as if its stalled but also the clutch would be down at this stage so wen i bring it back up..it carrys on and is driveable again...also the headlights fade...is this a bad earth? what can i do? :( very frustrating

[TikkA]

Did you ever find what caused this, as i have the same problem.