# 2013 Elantra coupe - I think I have a blown speaker but the radio goes out sometimes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-elantra-coupe-i-think-i-have-a-blown-speaker-but-the-radio-goes-out-sometimes/190552>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai\
**Created:** [May 11, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-elantra-coupe-i-think-i-have-a-blown-speaker-but-the-radio-goes-out-sometimes/190552 "2023-05-11T17:30:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![treynorth63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@treynorth63](https://community.cartalk.com/u/treynorth63)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-elantra-coupe-i-think-i-have-a-blown-speaker-but-the-radio-goes-out-sometimes/190552/1 "2023-05-11T17:30:16Z")

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So I’ll be driving and out of no where you’ll start hearing static or nothing at all. When this happens I give it a little love tap and it works again. Any ideas on what could be the issue?

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-elantra-coupe-i-think-i-have-a-blown-speaker-but-the-radio-goes-out-sometimes/190552/2 "2023-05-11T17:41:58Z")

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Where exactly are you tapping?

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-elantra-coupe-i-think-i-have-a-blown-speaker-but-the-radio-goes-out-sometimes/190552/3 "2023-05-11T18:34:10Z")

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Disconnect the speaker and see if it still happens. Replace a bad speaker. If not the speaker, then likely a faulty circuit board or cold solder joint. Gonna have to go to a dealer repair facility or just replace it.

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-elantra-coupe-i-think-i-have-a-blown-speaker-but-the-radio-goes-out-sometimes/190552/4 "2023-05-11T20:50:41Z")

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Have you touched/replaced HU?

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-elantra-coupe-i-think-i-have-a-blown-speaker-but-the-radio-goes-out-sometimes/190552/5 "2023-05-11T22:32:59Z")

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Could be a problematic connection at the antenna input. Try disconnecting and reconnecting.

I had a similar problem recently with a portable mp3 player. Problem turned out to be two broken solder joints at the audio-mini-jack/printed circuit interface. Re-soldering was the fix.