Bad AM radio in 2006

[mainjet]

I have a 2006 Jetta and recently my AM radio reception went bad. I listen to talk radio to and from work on my 100+ communte. So I need my radio.

Lately it is very broken up. I can listen to it but is't pretty bad. Some times it clears up decent.

I stopped by the dealer to get something and I asked the parts guy about it. He asked the audi service guy since everyone elsde was out to lunch. I had read on here that the antenna was in the rear window on the Jetta and not the shark fin. I asked if this was true and the Audi guy said "no, it all comes through the shark fin". I told my wife I don't believe it becuase of what I had read here.

So what is the truth?

Should I take the radio out and see if the connection came loose on the back of it? Is there other things I can check to find out what is causing it? Maybe putting a temporary antenna on there just for a minute to see if it clears up?

It used to be when I would go under some high tension power lines ont he way to and from work the radio would feed back pretty good. Not a squeel but but a loud hum until I cleared them. I notice now that it's breaking up it doesn't even do that when I go under the lines.

Help an AM junkie out will ya?

 

[mainjet]

FM is good by the way

 

[AZ06Jetta]

Do you have tinted windows? Some metalic tints have negatively effected the radio reception on the 2006 models.

 

[mainjet]

no, everything is stock.

 

[philip_g]

it'd be pretty hard for the connections to come off, they sort of lock on the back of the radio but it might be worth a check. I have an old radio out of my 06 with peeling buttons if you want to check to see if it's the tuner.

 

[Bob S.]

Do you have tinted windows? Some metalic tints have negatively effected the radio reception on the 2006 models.

+1 My AM reception when to cr@p when I had the windows tinted. I suspect that you are correct that the AM antenna is in the rear window.

 

[Crosley]

my 2006 Jetta radio reception on the AM band has sucked since the car was new. No problems found

Power lines over head take the signal near completely out till I am past the wires

 

[etextdi]

this may be a long shot....

no doubt my anenna is in the rear window,I don't have a fin.

when I turn on my rear window defroster my AM reception is shot.could
your switch be on?

 

[mainjet]

No, the defroster isn't on. But thanks for the suggestion.