I recently put in a durabrand AM FM CD player in my car. When I turn off the ignition the memory for my clock will not keep; however the station memory is fine.

I too have this exact issue! I even purchased the wiring harness for my vehicle to help this issue and it did not.

Any clues or just a bad product?

I had a durabrand am/fm/cassette player that wouldn't keep the time. I took it back to walmart 3 times. all of them did the same thing. I switched to a different model (cd/mp3) and the clock keeps time.

I believe it was a design flaw they won't admit. I had 3 decks do the same thing.

I have had 2 different durabrand car cd/am/fm stereos and both have had the removable face plate, but when you take it off, the system stops working, and I have to get a new one, any idea why these are junk???

it might have something to do with the fact that Durabrand is Wal-Mart's brand. they are not built with quality in mind. they make them to make a buc, that is all. try to find another brand of CD player.

Pioneer has excellent CD players.
you could also try Alpine.

I will tell you that I have a Durabrand AM/FM/CD player with detachable face plate and I have the same problem with the clock. I like the sound quality I get from the reciver but the clock problem really bothers me. I have to keep a separtae clock in my SUV just to know the time. I have used this player in 2 different cars and had 2 different ppl install for me and syill the same thing with the time. IT SUCKS! HELP!