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I have a '93 SC400 and while troubleshooting a "no volume" problem from the sound system, I was directed to look at two connectors under the rear seat. It was soaking wet under there and the underside foam of the seat was soaking wet. It shocked me because it was not apparent from just looking at the seats and so I had no idea there was a leak. Question is where is it coming from? The trunk is completely dry. Anyone have a similar experience? Thanks

Thanks for the advice. Before I had chance to look at it the radio came back on. So then I started searching around on this site for similar problems and I came up with quite a few. It seems that in some cases the problem is water in the trunk or under the back seat which shorts out a connector and 'mutes' the radio. The trunk on mine was clear and dry so I took out the backseat and sure enough there was a fair amount of moisture. I cleaned up the 2 connectors and dried all the contacts and cables with a hair dryer. The underside foam of the rear drivers side seat is soaking wet so I will dry it before replacing it. My question is where is all the water coming from??? It is obviously a fairly common problem. Unless I had taken out the seat I would never have known about it because it isn't apparent from the seats. Any ideas? Thanks again.

I have a '93 SC400 with a Nakamichi stereo. Never had a moments trouble till yesterday when the volume went extremely low. You can just hear it on 'max' with the engine off. Underhood and side panel fuses all ok. Manual suggests Power amp or Radio assembly but I just wondered if anyone had experienced this same problem and had a 'simple' fix before I start dismantling the radio. Thanks