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#621 of 629 Radio Fuse keeps blowing by chrisj5

May 07, 2009 (9:16 am)

#622 of 629 Radio Fuse keeps blowing by chrisj5

Mar 05, 2009 (8:17 pm)

For the first time the radio was out. Another sympton is the remote key entry does not work. Radio fuse was blown. Immediately upon replacing the 10amp fuse it blows. Tried turning off the radio (a guess) first and replace fuse, still blows right away.
I have a 2003 Chevy Venture (Warner Bros. series).
Any suggestions on what the culprit is?

#623 of 629 Re: Radio Fuse keeps blowing [chrisj5] by fdubiel

May 01, 2009 (11:02 am)

Replying to: chrisj5 (Mar 05, 2009 8:17 pm)
I have the same problem on a 2003 Avalanche and was wondering if you had figured it out yet? thanks

#624 of 629 Re: Radio Fuse keeps blowing [fdubiel] by chrisj5

May 01, 2009 (5:21 pm)

Replying to: fdubiel (May 01, 2009 11:02 am)
Yes I did.
 
It ended up being the radio. Of course I dismantled the interior side panel to access the sliding door motor first to only determine it wasn't that.
 
The radio had two coins in it, a nickel and a disney coin. Once I worked the coins out of the radio I put it back in and it worked like new.
 
I have a special needs child who does some amazing (trying to be nice) things sometimes. This is one example.
 
Chris

#625 of 629 Re: Radio Fuse keeps blowing [chrisj5] by fdubiel

May 07, 2009 (5:34 am)

Replying to: chrisj5 (May 01, 2009 5:21 pm)
Thanks, Chevy dealer thought the radio had a short and replaced it under warranty, but as soon as they turned the new radio on, the fuse blew again. Seems the radio fuse keeps blowing and the battery runs down.

#626 of 629 Re: Radio Fuse keeps blowing [fdubiel] by chases

May 07, 2009 (9:16 am)

Replying to: fdubiel (May 07, 2009 5:34 am)
Find a local car stereo shop near you that has a good rep. Stay away from the big boys like best buy type stores.
 
The shop should have a qualified installer that could debug your problem without much time. Thats what I used to do all the time for the dealerships.

#627 of 629 SES light flashes when in reverse or hard braking by bmiller2000

May 09, 2009 (5:52 am)

#628 of 629 SES light flashes when in reverse or hard braking by bmiller2000

May 01, 2009 (7:20 am)

Any Ideas what would make this happen? I finally got the trouble code P0650 which says indicator light illuminated. No crap!!! Really the ses light is on? Sorry, anyway it flashes then goes off during hard braking or when I shift into reverse, then goes of. It will stay on if I brake in reverse with foot on gas ( thats how I finally got the code) any ideas would be appreciated.

#629 of 629 Re: SES light flashes when in reverse or hard braking [bmiller2000] by 442dude

May 09, 2009 (5:52 am)

Replying to: bmiller2000 (May 01, 2009 7:20 am)
Here's a suggestion:
 
Find a friend or shop with a Tech2 GM scanner. The computer will store a "history code" which will tell you any event that caused the SES light to go on and will also store a bunch of information that caused the SES light to go on - a "snapshot" of that moment in time if you will. You will then find out exactly what is going on without guessing. Chances are there's another code going along with it - its not uncommon to have 2 error codes get stored at the same time.
 
BTW - a flashing SES light is telling you that the motor is misfiring. The history code should tell you which cylinder is misfiring and the info might even point you to the problematic part under the hood.
 
A thought: Have you ever replaced the CPS (crankshaft position sensor)? There's a learn procedure when you replace the CPS that has to be performed so the motor doesn't give a false signal that its misfiring.
 
Good Luck

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