# 2005 Volvo S40 Radio **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** radio, noises, volvo, s40\ **Created:** [March 25, 2010, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-volvo-s40-radio/46607 "2010-03-25T02:34:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ws62350](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@ws62350](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ws62350)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-volvo-s40-radio/46607/1 "2010-03-25T02:34:17Z")
My wife and I have a 2005 Volvo S40 T5, and the radio turns to pure static when you are listening to the FM radio and then turn on the rear defroster. It works fine the rest of the time. Sometimes when you hot pumps you can hear the sound jump around from speaker to speaker.Also if you open the passenger side sun visor mirror door, it will turm to static if it is not opened to where the light on the visor come on. Has anyone ran into this problem before or know where I can find out the answer. Thanks for any help. ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-volvo-s40-radio/46607/2 "2010-03-25T14:13:57Z")
Static is usually caused by a poorly grounded radio, speakers or antenna. Check to see if the antenna is securely mounted to the vehicle and to the radio. The radio is picking up power surges from other electrical devices. The other possibility is that the radio is bad. ---
**Author:** ![ws62350](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@ws62350](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ws62350)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-volvo-s40-radio/46607/3 "2010-03-25T15:47:03Z")
Thanks i’ll check into that. Do you know where I can find a guide to getting to the amp or stereo to check the connection?