Pioneer xm radio suddenly stopped playing through my car radio. Got xm to restart signal back to device but that changed nothing. Sometimes when I wave my hand near to the xm device the car radio receives a weak signal from the xm radio and plays. What is wrong and how can I fix it?

Did it ever work? Sounds like you have an interface problem. Make sure the radio is connected to a Sirius XM satellite. If your device is not connected to a satellite, your device will display an error message such as "Searching for Signal."

Having the same problem in my 2009 Malibu. Have received 8 refresh signals and talked to the XM Techs 4 times. Taking car to dealership on Monday. Highly frustrated.

xm will not hold signal but if I move the antenna wire around inside the vehicle it will suddenly come in clear as day

Remove back cover and leave battery in. There is a tiny hole that you can use a small paperclip to do a RESET. After that, plug your AC adapter directly into the bottom of the radio. Go to MENU and select "SET FACTORY DEFAULTS". Then turn off, wait a minute, turn back on again and select "mode" to see if you can hear your prerecorded music. If these don't work, then you likely do have a defective unit. Let me know how this works for you - okay?
Regards,
John

I had the same problem with my Pioneer Inno Gex-Inno2BK XM radio receiver. One evening while leaving work, I gently took it out of the cradle & the screen suddenly went completely blank & all white. I could still hear music but there was no screen visible. Solution is this: (1) Gently remove the back cover which covers the battery. (2) Gently remove the dark blue square battery which is only about 1 inch (width) by 3/4 inch (height) by 1/4 of an inch in thickness. I removed mine by holding the receiver upside down & gently shaking it with one hand until the battery came out into my other hand. After about 4 or 5 gentle shakes, it came out. (3) Wait about 10 seconds. (4) Place battery back into XM radio receiver being careful to line the copper power receptable on the battery with a corresponding surface inside the receiver. Each copper area is only about 1/10 of an inch by 1/10 of an inch. Use this as a guide when putting the battery back in to make sure it's lined up properly. (5) Gently slide the cover back in place & let it snap into place. (6) Turn receiver back on by pushing power button like normal. (7) XM receiver should boot up with a full display just like new. All recorded songs are still in place. Nothing has been lost. Problem solved. Root cause of problem is probably some type of boot-up issue with the receiver in which the battery (i.e., the power supply) just happened to be slightly ajar...which also persisted even when placing the receiver back in the cradle until the above steps were taken. The steps above worked beautifully for me...Hope it works for you as well! Have A Great Day...Tom Armstrong

Seem issue with the antenna cable. let me check for more updates.

Broken antenna cable. Likely you have a kink or worn thru point on the wire somewhere.

How do you use fm radio signal to access speakers, in lieu of cassett adapter?

OK, I spoke to Pioneer tech support and they had me go to destination>settings>connection status. If the parking brake shows "off", many of the functions will not work as a safety measure. I guess this is their version of interlock. I think it can be defeated with a wire-around, but thats what they say the problem is.

hi Mr.Frazier....is the xm radio hardwired installed? if it's a yes you have to go to a professional(bestbuy, retailers) to have the connection check.. the problem is not within the xm radio..it's on how it was installed or set up...

If the radio was not built..well, that's much better we just have to check the audio connection from you're xm to fm radio (make sure to check if what band it is connected..such as AUX,CD etc.) if there's a sound but you're only getting preview channels..refresh must be send on the radio...you can call xm to ask for that OR do it online at www.refresh.xmradio.com and type in your 8 digit radio I.D just have to follow the activation instruction faithfully...Godbless!