FIXED* VOLUME KNOB JUMPY Nissan Radio Permanent Easy DIY Won't Turn UP and Down? Adjust this

Have a Nissan Car and Cant control the volume? Try to turn it up and it goes down? Or down and it goes up? Try this simple fix and I think you will be quite satisfied with the results. Let me know in the comments how many tries it takes to fix your radio.
Thanks for watching and smash the like BUTTON!!!

[@MinorEffect2012]

Thank you sooo much. Fixed on my 2020 Nissian Kicks. Did not do the drill, but spinning in each direction for a minute each direction, you’re the man!

[@shannonl7419]

Yes, my 2020 kicks has same issue. I'm sure if I had taken to dealership it would have been a diagnostic fee! This is great.

[@DrDemp]

Hope it helps!

[@ariatoofan7685]

@@DrDempmy 2016 camry had the same issue and surprisingly worked as well. thanks!

[@DrDemp]

@shannonl7419 Thats Awesome!!! Glad I could assist! I need a Tip button at this rate I could quit my day job 🤣

[@cindystewart6365]

I will try this!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Nissan couldn’t come up with a quality radio knob, unbelievable!! The Nissan dealership just quoted me $175.00 to take a look at it, and fix it!! No Way!!

[@cindystewart6365]

I’m forever grateful, Dr. Demp!! I did what you said, and just turned the crazy knob many times, both directions, and it Worked!! I’ve been suffering with no radio for months!! 😮

[@DrDemp]

Your welcome! Glad I could help ☺️ Smash that like button it helps the video and my channel!

[@ashleyjones290]

I've had my Altima for 2 years and the knob has always done this. I just tried your trick, just me turning it with my hand and I already see significant improvement.

[@DrDemp]

Glad it helped, so many people struggle with this for a long time and it's usually a simple fix!

[@nickyantona5811]

This man deserve an award

[@DrDemp]

Clicking the like button will do just fine 🙂

[@scottsmith1525]

I just bought a 2020 Murano about 3 weeks ago. It did this since I've had it and it was quite annoying. I saw this video and went out just now and just spun the knob with my thumb for 1 min CW then a min CCW, then another min each way, and in about 4 min, it's FIXED! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! for this tip! I had a feeling it was something like that. I previously had a Maxima that never did that, but I used that knob all of the time. The previous owner of this Murano may not have not used it, and was also a heavy, heavy smoker (there is evidence) I think it was just boogered up with all of that, and just needed used and cleaned off. Again, I thank you. 🙂

[@DrDemp]

😍 Glad to hear this has helped so many more people than I originally thought it would by making this short video! Enjoy your radio! 🔊

[@jbodak70]

I just tried this on my wife’s 2021 Nissan Rogue and it worked!!! You, sir, are my new hero! Based on your comments about the poor design of the radio, I’m wondering if this is just a temporary fix & I’ll have to do it again some day.

[@DrDemp]

It is temporary in the sense that the radio was built out of poor materials. Eventually, this fix will not work, so use caution. Then, it comes down to replacing the entire radio unit. Thanks for smashing that like button 😊

[@MamaDemp]

Handy way to fix without breaking the bank. Thanks for sharing!

[@nathanaelhiggins]

My 2018 Sentra is in the shop right now for this (and other issues) they wanted to charge me $2,278 to replace the entire radio! Didn’t even give me any other options. I’m going to try this as soon as I get the vehicle back.

[@nathanaelhiggins]

It worked! Thanks!

[@DrDemp]

Wow I deserve a tip by smashing that like button ☺️

[@michaelalsbrooks3964]

Daughters 2020 Altima was doing this. Did the WD20 and this trick both and it fixed it. Not sure which was the fix but it works perfect now.

[@DrDemp]

Perfect!!

[@Shortstop16]

I used my fingers to turn it. Works too. Thanks man

[@DrDemp]

Thats Awesome!!! Glad I could assist! I need a Tip button at this rate I could quit my day job 🤣

[@thumper300zx]

Totally worked on Nissan Kicks 2019. We just bought it and dial was whack. Used "sticky tack" and drill. 30 seconds each way.. I have butyl rubber strip but couldn't locate it in garage 😅 Thanks! All good now!!! I also used a hex driver bit instead of a screwdriver just to be extra careful

[@derekray4912]

This also works for the radio ‘Tune/Scroll’ knob as well. Just figured this issue out thanks to this video!

[@DrDemp]

Always glad to help!! Thanks for the comment 😀

[@Cristina-.]

Wow thanks for this tip! I’ll have to try it on my Nissan frontier. I purchased it from a family friend and the volume knob has done this since day one.

[@madeintheusadh1850]

You made me look better at work today you rock 😊

[@DrDemp]

Rock on!

[@bigbrotherbeane]

The controls on my knob even started working again! My girlfriend has hearing issues, so she always messes with my levels when she drives my car. Every time she did, it would get all jumpy again. I tried this trick, and so far, so good! Didn't use a drill; I just turned as fast as my fingers would go.

[@DrDemp]

Glad it helped you!!

[@bigbrotherbeane]

Can you explain why this works? It seemed silly, but worked like a charm when I tried it.

[@DrDemp]

Nissans just makes a junk radio, the contacts are very poor in the knobs so when you spin it creates a new contact point.... beware this will only work so many times before radio replacement Is required...

[@shawnanderson9886]

Just used some packing tape and did this and it worked great. First time I can use the knob since I have owned my Nissan cargo van, thanks

[@DrDemp]

Great to hear! Double tap the like button!!

[@exessgames]

THANK YOU fixed my 2010 nissan altima been messed up for 3 years!!!

[@DrDemp]

Great to hear! Helped quite a lot of people so far! 😁

[@justinwalker9261]

Just saved me $700 thank you I appreciate you!

[@DrDemp]

Glad I could help! I only charge 10% 🤣

[@Glitter.Is.Meta87]

Saved me $170 for a quick fix ❤ I’m glad I looked it up

[@DrDemp]

Glad I could help saving them staxx 💰

[@Glitter.Is.Meta87]

@@DrDemp and another dealership tells me I needed to get the entire system changed out? I’m like I’m good.. So happy to have found your channel and video

[@DrDemp]

@Glitter.Is.Meta87 I believe it, I work for one of the largest dealerships in the US and see what goes on behind the scenes. The WHOLE system is a Scam.

[@Glitter.Is.Meta87]

I believe it!!! I bought my car brand new (2019)and this knob glitch was already happening. It’s my fault for not checking when I bought the car. But behind the scenes like U said is just a SCAM! Rip off at that. I spoke to two different service advisors .. one from Honda and other from Nissan and both don’t believe this would work and it’s just a temp fix. All they were trying to say is I’m better off spending Money? Crazy how quick fix’s that cost U nothing is frowned upon

[@randomthoughts6939]

I did this by hand and it worked u rock

[@DrDemp]

Welcome!!

[@heathharvey56]

Thank you! My Xm radio is 13 years old and the tuning know has been a problem for a couple of years.

[@DrDemp]

@@heathharvey56 glad I could save you $100 dealer fee!

[@BENGIEPR23]

Hey, just wanted to Thank You, for this, and to the others who said that they did it without the drill, just turning it one direction for a minute and then the other direction for another minute, it's tiresome but it worked perfectly.

[@DrDemp]

Your welcome! Glad I could save you some time from being wasted in the in the shop 💰

[@beamer1385]

I've had my Altima for 2 years now. This is an annoying problem. Is this a design flaw? What would the dealership do to resolve this if I brought it in? Thanks. Good demo!

[@DrDemp]

Dealership performs the same TSB

[@cindystewart6365]

You don’t Want to pay the outrageous dealership fee!! I was quoted $175.00, and NO WAY!!

[@DrDemp]

@@cindystewart6365 Pretty standard dealer rip off fee. I could quit my day job if I could charge 5 bucks for this 😅

[@arronwright2331]

Bro just worked thanks so much was about to take my car into the dealership to fix it.

[@DrDemp]

No problem 👍 Glad it worked!

[@thecheat001]

Wow I was going to take my Sentra in for this, thank you! I spun it by hand for a bit and it made a 75% improvement so I’ll hook it to my driver later and spin it more.

[@NeutronX101]

Try taking odd the knob and spraying some DeoxIT FaderLube.

[@DrDemp]

I would not recommend spraying anything in it.

[@TheDonmani]

Can you do a video about the remote control for Altima? I saw one on amzn recently and totally happy with it...

[@DrDemp]

Never heard of the remote. I don't own a Nissan.

[@TheDonmani]

I uploaded a small video - sorry for the bad quality in case if somebody is interested. Looks like it works with Leaf too.

[@BH-hx5ij]

Worked for me, thanks! Didn't have butyl, but I used some double-sided tape and wadded it up around the drill bit. Worked great.

[@DrDemp]

Improvise!! Sounds great!

[@gerrym_5044]

Thanks for the video man. Did mine with a drill and electrical tape and worked. Thank you again for the information

[@DrDemp]

Glad it helped!

[@tingjay8776]

Omg I cant believe it but it works man! Thank you so much for saving me bucks and time 🤙🏼

[@DrDemp]

Your welcome! Glad to see it's helped so many people!

[@rekall76]

had this issue with my 2019 nissan kicks... nearly called the dealership, then found this video... i did this with some gaff tape (sticky side facing out) applied to the tip of a screwdriver bit, and held it adjacent to the knob... spun it about 30 seconds in both directions, and... fixed!

[@DrDemp]

That's awesome. Glad this simple fix is helping save some people some money! Thanks for the comment it definitely helps the algorithm here on the channel!!

[@CR03_Outdoor_Adventures]

I’m gonna try this on a 2nd gen frontier I just bought. I’m just curious though if you know what causes this? In my experience Nissan sucks at making infotainment systems. They used to make a damn good truck though. My mother has a rogue and the infotainment system acts like it’s possessed 😂. Thing has a mind of its own.

[@DrDemp]

I think they just use very cheap materials on the potentiometer volume control knob.

[@dustindhull]

This worked great. Thanks for the video.

[@nurhaminladja3752]

Damn! You really help as a lot, it really works on my Nissan kicks👌👌😅😅😅

[@mznenny]

Worked on my 2020 murano just fine! Thank you for the video

[@funwithdavid6183]

does this work with the tunning knob as well?

[@whosrobertseed]

this is hilarious i love it you can also just pull the knob off and hit it a few times with a can of contact cleaner or electrical cleaner, fixed it in about 30 seconds! Optionally you can hit it with cleaner and use a can of air to dry up the contact cleaner. It evaporates fast on its own but it helps make it a cleaner fix for your screens, etc.

[@DrDemp]

This fix by turning the knob is a creative interpretation of the by the book fix from the Nissans offical dealer TSB. Electric cleaner is not recommended however some people report that it may work.

[@whosrobertseed]

@@DrDemp Love a bit of tactical creativity. Especially when power tools are involved 😂 I just can't believe I waited like 3 years since I bought the car until i fixed it hahaha

[@DrDemp]

@whosrobertseed glad it's finally fixed I know it's very frustrating for customers when they can't set that volume right and it jumps all over the place up and down 🤣

[@PeggyRohleder]

I just tried this on my 2018 Rogue. I spun the plastic ring on the knob. It didn't work. Am I supposed to be spinning the black center on the knob?

[@omarmolina8174]

Man this helped I thought I would be never be able to turn it again

[@DrDemp]

When in doubt spin it some more 🤣🤣🤣

[@jakecoaster1969]

Thanks for this video...dealer wanted so much money to fix.

[@NeutronX101]

Do you have a fix for stuck up/down button on steering wheel?

[@DrDemp]

Try electrical or electronics cleaner at your local automobile store. Use the plastic red straw to get in between the buttons.. all it takes is one coke or coffee to be spilled on the buttons and they often get stuck down. Hope this helps.

[@outpostphx8751]

Just tried it on my 2019 Frontier... IT WORKS!!! Thanks

[@DrDemp]

Glad it helped!

[@specialt1579]

Thank you sir!! Gonna try this with my Altima!

[@DrDemp]

How did it work?

[@jcbabexo]

Worked on my 2019 Kicks on both knobs. Thank you!

[@willfromphill]

Which exact butyl did you use here?

[@DrDemp]

Use something sticky. The type of Butyl does not matter. Chewing gum works.

[@acarguy73]

Those volume and tuner controls are actually variable resistor/potentiometers and that neat little trick in the vid is ONLY a temporary "fix"...the cause of the issue is carbon deposits on the graduated resistor contacts inside precipitated by a breakdown of the cheap semi-conductive lubricant....the only permanent fix is to remove and dismantle each potentiometer ,remove the bad lubricant ,carefully clean the deposits from the contacts and brushes, lube with very thin application of DeOxit DL100, and carefully put it all back together.....I have permanently repaired thousands volume/tuner controls this way hundreds of which were 2010 to current year Nissans.....even high end signature automotive sound system in Japanese premium lines and some Europeans are just cheaply constructed disposable Chinese junk....

[@DrDemp]

@acarguy73 Temp fix? Sure, everything is temporary as nothing lasts forever. This is the official TSB fix from Nissan. However, I added my trick with the drill to save my wrist from doing 50 in a row 🤣 Thanks for the additional information sounds like that would definitely last longer adding some cleaner and lubricate but the average car owner would end up breaking something trying to disassemble these. This fix is much more reasonable in terms of a 30 "second fix".

[@NaJaiBoo]

Thank you! Worked for my 2020 Nissan Altima SR

[@ucnhtmenow1]

Can you explain what this is actually doing though?

[@DrDemp]

Magic.. lol The poor craftsmanship of the radio turn dial when it builds up a small amount of resistance stops reading and you get a jumpy signal. Turning the dial both ways as displayed, polishs this connection back to the proper level to make contact again.

You are beautiful, sir! I honestly thought this was a prank. Silly beautiful man, you!! Thank you!

[@ATMINSURANCE]

THANK YOU, GREAT TRICK, THANKS FOR SHARING

[@DrDemp]

You bet!

[@kialjalahur2028]

Worked perfectly, thanks

[@danielshrive806]

Thank you. Worked on my 2013 juke

[@DrDemp]

Glad it worked!!

[@balabose9146]

Checked with a Nissan car dealer. Asking for $179 to fix the volume know thru software update!

[@DrDemp]

Try this first and let everyone know if it helps! Thanks for watching!

[@geecee1990]

Same here. They said it would be $190 to diagnose but that would go toward the cost of fixing it. What a crock of s**t. I'm going to try to fix my father's Muroano like this first.

[@Yellowhippo97]

I had my car for 5 years now and got it with the knob messed up. I’m in the habit of using the steering wheel that I probably will forget I can use the knob now. But it’ll be good when I sell the car

[@DrDemp]

Great news you increased the value!!

[@ucnhtmenow1]

Just watching this video in my car I decided to do the 60 to the right 60 to the left and now it's working, both knobs. What the hell I'm going to try all three ways just to be sure.

[@DrDemp]

🤣 Glad it worked If I had the shop fee I've saved everyone I could quit my day job 😅 Enjoy your working radio ☺️

[@ucnhtmenow1]

@@DrDemp Do you know the logic behind the whole 60 turns left and right? What does it actually do.

[@DrDemp]

@ucnhtmenow1 cleans the contact which is a very cheaply made and easily builds up a layer of either dirt or corrosion. Spinning it creates a fresh contact point. Which eventually spinning it won't work once there is no contact point left. This is the official fix from nissan unfortunately.

[@oleksandrproniv3740]

Thank you ❤️❤️

[@DrDemp]

Glad I could help!! This video has been popular lately!!

[@markasaur]

HERO!

[@DrDemp]

Smash that like button one more time 😊

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

This is a common problem with just about all of the Nissan models of this era.

[@DrDemp]

100% correct! Nissan has struggled with this for years.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

@@DrDemp Use electric contact cleaner after pulling the plastic button head off. No need to spin it with the drill. You are likely wearing out the potentiometer prematurely when you run it with a drill.

[@ednitazavala3955]

I just bought my altima and having that issue

[@DrDemp]

Try out this fix and tell me how it works, a really bad one may take several attempts each time getting better.

[@justtrue8228]

Lol it worked for me 😂

[@Mr_Bondi]

The real question is why does this work

[@DrDemp]

Magic.. lol The poor craftsmanship of the radio turn dial when it builds up a small amount of resistance stops reading and you get a jumpy signal. Turning the dial both ways as displayed, polishs this connection back to the proper level to make contact again.

[@Mr_Bondi]

Makes perfect sense. Reminds me of potentiometers crackling, turn it back and forth to remove dust from the copper inside.

[@gabrielsala]

Worked perfectly on 2010 Murano. Instead of butyl I put 1/2 PVC pipe coupler ( the one used to fix the sprinkler pipe), then Orbit nipple extractor (again, the one used to replace sprinklers), a socket ( 1/2 or smthg like that) and a bit in the drill.

[@ucnhtmenow1]

So many people have this issue. It's like Nissan didn't even test their damn radios. Worthless QC department. It's more than just the knob, the entire head unit is wanky. Is I got a big bump or push on the screen, the volume does up and down and the other knob function starts going crazy and changes the song and everything. And the way they made the fall, not too many companies sell aftermarket until for this body style.

[@DrDemp]

I agree. Bad quality control on Nissans part and this affects many diffrent models and years throughout production.