My 2004 honda accord ex v6 radio works, but no sound. It works for a minute then low pop from front left door speaker than no sound. The radio works but no music.

Same deal. Display works fine, no sound. Took it to the dealer, they want $700 to replace it. That is too much money for a radio, so I had considered getting a used one from the wreckers for $200, but then I worried that the same thing might happen. The radio is clearly defective. I've been reading about other problems with '03 radios... I am calling Honda Canada tomorrow to demand that they fix this for free! Until now, I've been pretty happy with my Honda, always have it serviced at Honda dealerships too! I am only a few years off from getting a new car... they would be idiots to not stand by their product now. I may mention the only other complaint I have about my Honda... two years ago during an extremely cold spell, the adhesive holding the hood liner let go and started a fire under my hood. I was driving on the highway at night when I noticed the smell and the smoke. I was in the middle of nowhere, it was -40 deg Celsius with windchill so I had no choice but to keep going until I got to the next town. I had to go into a restaurant for some water to put out the fire... and I chalked that whole ordeal up to a fluke... didn't hold it against them (they replaced the hood liner free, even though it was out of warranty - though I had to fight for that. They tried to tell me I had mice living under the hood that had chewed the liner. What they didn't know was that I had just driven 3000 kms from Newfoundland 2 weeks earlier, and had a service before I left.. no sign of mice!)
FINGERS CROSSED HONDA WILL STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND KEEP ME A HAPPY AND LOYAL CUSTOMER.

I have exactly the same "no sound" radio issue with my 2004 Accord LX - all radio/CD functions still work, just no sound. It worked great for 6 years. This summer (2010) it started to "pop" occasionally and the sound cut-out for a second and came back. A week later it cut out for a few seconds and came back. As the days went on, it cut out for longer and longer periods to the point where it's totally random now. I have no idea if I'll have sound or not. I leave it on when I drive and sometimes it pops in and then pops out. I originally thought it might be water from the air conditioning backing up the drain line and shorting the radio out (it flooded my main computer in 2005), but after not driving the car for a week I still didn't get sound. I doubt I'll get satisfaction from the dealer, but if I do. I'll post the answer.

I have the same thing. My son was driving my 2004 Honda Accord L-EX and he said that the sound just stopped, but the radio is still working. How many more of these radio's are out there?

Brian

I have the same problem. The radio will work fine then all of a sudden it makes a load cracking sound the it quits. Everything looks like its working but there's no sound. If I turn it off and on a few times it comes back on? Does anyone know how to fix it?

I also have the same problem, wondering if anyone has found a solution to this annoying problem.

I have a similar problem with my honda accord. I have a 2003. The radio will turn on and the cd player seems like it works, but there's no sound at all! I wasn't sure whether the problem was in the radio or speakers.

The common theme here is the popping/crackling sound.
Likely, a chip for the audio output has failed and exploded on the internal printed circuit board.
If that chip or transistor is available, it may be able to be replaced. The quesiton is if it's worth it...

Same problem. I have an '04 honda accord lx.

My car is at the dealer now for the same problem. Audio goes in and out. Did anyone find a solution?

Any answer to the 04 Honda Accord Radio not working properly, it is a trending issue I see but no solution suggested can someone please post a solution you will be saving lives...

I had the same problem in my 2004 honda lx. Replaced the stereo with after market face plate and stereo. I took the OEM broken sterio apart and found that there was one out of 4 ground studs that was not soldered. I know this because there is a print on the circuit board the indicates were the solder should be like the other 3. I inspected the ground area, and there is a slight arc burn were the tab makes contact. This is definitely a honda (honda supplier) quality problem. I had to remove so much to dig down to the root problem, that there is no way I can put it back together. I'm just sticking with the aftermarket fix. Gives me the option to replace stereos in the future.

This was posted 3 years ago and is a dead issue. Submit a new post with your question.

Anyone else find an solution to this? Is it the soldering issue? Did the dealer tell anyone what the actual problem was?

I am having the same issue with 2003 Accord as described here -- occasional popping sound on radio shuts down sound, does not come back until car's next use. Happening more and more often.

Wow. I have a 2004 Honda Accord LX coupe and this has been happening since about 2010 as well. The popping and cracking is in the rear speakers most of the time, always sending a jolt through me when they audibly crack and pop. After this happens, the radio/cd player looks like it's working fine, but I cannot get sound. Sometimes I have to turn it on and off a bunch of times to get it to work. Like the rest of you, it's random.
I decided to search the problem & am relieved and worried at the same time. Is there anything that can be done? Has anyone talked to a dealer about this?
The car is almost 10 years old, but maybe it is something they can fix?