Huh? What? Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 This is very disturbing news. Pioneer shows a stunning lack of customer care. Which makes me considering a follow-on Pioneer radio highly unlikely... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Glassman Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Has anyone found a satisfying solution to this problem? My unit is doing the same thing and has gotten so bad that it's unresponsive to input in certain areas. I'd rather not pay Pioneer $80 to tell me what is wrong with the unit and then charge me an additional fee to replace the screen. Has anyone had any success sourcing the screen or purchasing one directly from Pioneer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rockthebeef Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 I'd probably find a used one and swap the whole unit rather than having the screen replaced - it would probably cost less. My AR2 did that and it was becoming more obsolete by the day, so my solution was to replace it with an Appradio4, which supposedly has better screen construction (according to an email from Pioneer when I complained about their crappy AR2 screen). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Glassman Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 I'd probably find a used one and swap the whole unit rather than having the screen replaced - it would probably cost less. My AR2 did that and it was becoming more obsolete by the day, so my solution was to replace it with an Appradio4, which supposedly has better screen construction (according to an email from Pioneer when I complained about their crappy AR2 screen). Thanks, at this point I think I'll just wait until the Appradio 5 or other alternatives come out. I'd rather not lose any screen real estate with the smaller screen as negligible as it is, and hope that physical buttons make a return on the next revision. Hopefully it will support wireless Carplay and last more than a couple of years before you've got to replace it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mslate Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Add me to the list. I have 2 units, one with the same problem, I'm sure the other unit is not far behind. I've been an Alpine guy all my life, should have known better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Glassman Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 I took mine apart and had a look at it. If I can only get my hands on a service/parts manual to make sure that I order the correct part I should be set to go. http://service-manuals-schematics.com/purchase.php?id=Pioneer+SPH-DA100%2FXNEW5+Service+Manual+%2F+Schematics I'm guessing maybe it's the monitor unit for $172.75? Yikes! Hmm, seems as it's out of stock. http://parts.pioneerelectronics.com/model.asp?modelNum=SPH-DA100 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cathaldub Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 That looks like the adhesive between the digitizer and LCD is starting to give way, can you not heat it up with a hair dryer and carefully split the 2 screens and then remove the excess adhesive with nail polish remover/acetone, then just seal them back together around the edges. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cd.12returns Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Hey guys, wondering if anyone ever found a solution to fixing the screen? These bubble type defects have now spread across my entire screen and all touch capabilities are null. I tried going to Best Buy, but it's no longer covered under warranty. Just curious if anyone knows how I can restore my screen functionality? It's permanently stuck on the "Warning" screen (as I cannot press okay). I attached a photo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KmGlb Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Cathaldub is right. Its the glue from the digitizer melting. Everyone that has posted here has the same issue. Basically your car heated up and the di-electric glue pioneer used is NOT designed for a car. DO NOT USE A BLOW DRYER. Blow drying it or heating it up will just make it function worse. There is basically a plastic grid of wires that sends a signal to the radio where you touch the screen on that grid. The glue both allows a connection and holds the plastic and wires in place. The options are: 1) never buy a pioneer radio again, they're not going to start putting the correct glue to take the heat of a car.any time soon. 2) rip the glass digizier off like i.did and use your smart phone, remote, or other device to control the radio 3) pay 80 and have pioneer look at it an hope they don't charge you more for their poor design. And or yell at customer service until they fix it for free 4) pay 170 or so for the new digitizer and fix it yourself..super easy to do if you have a screwdriver and know how to plug something in. 5) some how remove the screen and glue without damaging any of the very delicate wires. I tried a hair dryer and then ripped the plastic off the glass after 30 minutes. Then i just tried saving the glass cover. I scrubbed at a little spot of glue for another 30 minutes... not even a bit came off. Your going to need some sort of goof off if your going to hope to do it. I don't know how they screwed this Radios design up so bad... the screen is usually the most expensive part. Ill post a pic of what i did soon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tipton Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 the exact same thing happened to me as everyone else in this thread. the photos posted look exactly like my radio. i ended up buying a used appradio 2 off of ebay for $100. had to pay to then have it installed as well since i have no skills at all for installation. well, the used one i bought 2 of the buttons will not work on the radio the volume down and the back button. now two months later all of the physical buttons do not work anymore. if i press any button on the radio i lose all touch and steering wheel control the unit completely locks up. makes no sense at all. luckily i have steering wheel controls that i can use but that is going to take some getting used to. pioneer really should be fixing these units for free Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rockthebeef Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 I've probably posted in this thread at some point. I had an AppRadio2 do the same thing. It was out of warranty. I moved on with another head unit. Pioneer has changed the construction of its AppRadio Screens. I was told directly from Pioneer that the AR4 screen is not made the same way as the AR2 screen was. I would never expect Pioneer to fix all the broken AR2s. That's ludicrous. They're out of warranty. The sceens failed after that period. It's an OLD model. You're not entitled to having it fixed for free. Let's be accountable for our own decisions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tipton Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 well, there are sellers on ebay selling LCD's new for $75 for the appradio 2. if i had any idea how to change it out i would buy one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
orion34 Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 I wrote an email to Pioneer suport with the same issue and they don't even responded. they just don't give a crap. I willing to contac consumer affairs and let tem know about the problem with the radio's screen. if we do all at once, we may get our radios fixed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
orion34 Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 the exact same thing happened to me as everyone else in this thread. the photos posted look exactly like my radio. i ended up buying a used appradio 2 off of ebay for $100. had to pay to then have it installed as well since i have no skills at all for installation. well, the used one i bought 2 of the buttons will not work on the radio the volume down and the back button. now two months later all of the physical buttons do not work anymore. if i press any button on the radio i lose all touch and steering wheel control the unit completely locks up. makes no sense at all. luckily i have steering wheel controls that i can use but that is going to take some getting used to. pioneer really should be fixing these units for free Quote Link to post Share on other sites
etxxz Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 found a parts only appradio on ebay with a good screen.... you have to replace the whole crystal touch screen with buttons and all. the LCD was fine. sigh.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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