In my car the music of my car radio stops playing almost every time when I press the clutch. It does not always stop, but probably in 80% of the cases. It never stops when I do not press the clutch. The stops have a length between 1 and 10 seconds.
I have no clue what this could be. Where should I look at for an error?
I read on a forum that the issue could be down to certain earth wires. When depressing the clutch pedal, you may be earthing a electrical line going to the sound system which in turn stops the music.
There are various earths located in the engine bay. Check around the inner wings etc and make sure all of them are tight.
I am thinking either:
A) The pedal/cable is hitting something
B) The Neutral Safety Switch on the clutch being triggered is causing issues.
What I would do: Google it (along with your year/model), find forums for your car and see if anyone else has had this issue.
Check around your pedal/cable to see if anything is touching.
Check the grounds on your radio.
Get the wiring diagrams for your car, see if there is any link between the clutch switch and the radio.
Poke around with a test light. Connect it to the positive and negative leads to the radio, hit the clutch. Connect to known good ground, test. known good positive, test. Follow the wires.
