Static when rear window defroster is turned on

Asked by GabeN Sep 30, 2007 at 11:46 AM about the 2003 BMW 5 Series

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Whenever I switch the rear window desfroster on, I get a lot of static and the radio reception is severley hindered. When I switch it off, the reception goes back to normal.

gabe

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This could be a simple grounding issue. Unfortunately, finding it could take several hours.

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