Sirius s50needs repair

Your board needs to be reflowed. Just pop the front cover off, remove the assembly from the back and heat it up (non-LCD side) until you see the solder melt (it will turn shiny). Let it cool for 5 minutes afterwards. You can use a heat gun (set to 1000 degrees F) that can be purchased at a hardware store.

This has a 50% success rate. The problem may also be caused by an internal fault, like a blown fuse or faulty component.

It's a Bad SIRIUS Tuner. there have been lots. If it's in warranty, have it replaced. if not, you can still find that unit for around $50 from Crutchfield etc. Hope this helps.

I have owned several "stilleto" models, including the S100, S200, and the S50. I bought the protection plan through Circuit City (now useless), because I went through 3 of these units in as many months.
I am sorry to say but you are out of luck. The solder that binds your headphone jack to the circuit board has been compromised and the unit is an injection molded unit that makes it very difficult to disassemble and repair.
You may be able to find a local repair shop that still does this kind of work, and may be able to help you, but otherwise you have an expensive piece of junk on your hands. I have had heard of several reports of people contacting Sirius directly and complaining, and potentially getting a deal on a new unit, or even a free unit, due to a malfunctioning unit.

Your only other solution is to some how plug the headset in, and pull the cord in a direction that allows for both headsets to function. Once in the is position, keep it there by taping (or elastic banding) down the cord so the jack keeps pressure in that position.

All you have to do is press and hold the display button for approx 30 sec with the unit powered on. It took mine right out of demo mode.

my sirius stiletto 100 power on/lock switch slides up and down freely. feels like something came apart inside the device. any solutions?

TRY REMOVING THE BATTERY AND PLACING IN CAR DOCK. THE UNIT SHOULD POWER UP, IF NOT THE RADIO IS N/G. I RECIEVED THAT INFO FROM SIRIUS TECH SUPPORT

Firmware version was too old to be reconized by new version of My Sirius Studio (MSS). Put Stiletto into recovery mode, pulled the latest driver from sirius, updated, which allowed MSS to see the unit.

you have messed up the LCD display probably from the drop and wouldnt be covered under warranty if you could find another unit not working but a functioning LCD they are easy to switch out hope this helps

When the S50 is place overnight in the Home Base Unit or connected to the AC Adapter it will not charge battery completely.
The I have purchased two new batteries and both have not been properly charge by the units mentioned.
The charge provided to the Battery is of short duration 10 or 15 minutes maximum.
I have telephoned Sirius Company and their response was that they don’t have repair service for this unit any longer.

Perhaps getting a new battery will do it. RadioShack has some online. You could take you chances on eBay also. Also, because you have all the accessories for the S50, you could buy a new unit on eBay that is used.