2001 GMC savana AFTERMARKET RADIO NOT WORKING

[MikeyMike954]

Im having issues with my double din radio for a 2001 GMC savana conversion van. I installed using factory wire harness, all wires to the correct coloring, easy job I wouldve thought... wrong. I went to power it up and theres no display showing. Its brand new out of the box pioneer 210avh or something like that. I checked yellow(Constant) 12v. CHecked ground..grounded.checked ignition wire(red), no power coming out of the wire. checked all fuzes and nothing is blown. Is that something that wouldnt start the radio? Im stumped. thanks in advance.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Did you check the fuse that is built into the radio? I have to play catch-up with this new-tech stuff, but I suspect it's a standard barrel-shaped fuse -- glass with metal ends . . . and a visible filament.

Maybe the radio is defective -- "DOA" -- and needs to be RMA'd. We always had problems like this with computer parts in those forums . . .

 

[MikeyMike954]

Did you check the fuse that is built into the radio? I have to play catch-up with this new-tech stuff, but I suspect it's a standard barrel-shaped fuse -- glass with metal ends . . . and a visible filament.

Maybe the radio is defective -- "DOA" -- and needs to be RMA'd. We always had problems like this with computer parts in those forums . . .

Yes I did, it's a 10a fuse and it's fine. I bought the radio off eBay from a big time seller. Maybe it's defective? I put my key in the ignition and turn it and have no power to the ignition wire. Thanks for the quick response man. Trying to save a few hundred bucks by asking here haha

 

[deadlyapp]

You can easily check by running a separate wire to known 12V power to try running the receiver to eliminate possibility of issue with the receiver itself.

Possible that your wire connection isn't good if your splice wasn't perfect.

Check power at the fuse panel for the radio also - swap a known good fuse (eg cigarette lighter / aux port) to rule out failed fuse (may not look blown).

 

[kornphlake]

The radio needs power from the ignition wire, if the red wire doesn't have +12v with the ignition on then that's your problem. You can jumper the red wire to any +12v wire (ie the yellow wire) and the radio should turn on. Once you've confirmed the radio works with constant power to the red wire then you can start tracing back the problem on the ignition switched wire. The most probable and easiest to correct problem is the fuse it should be a very low current circuit, the fuse is probably a low value, the filament may be difficult to see, it's best to test for continuity with a multimeter. If the fuse tests good start measuring for voltage starting at the radio wiring harness and moving back along the circuit toward the ignition switch, the 2nd most likely failure point is a bad splice or connector in the harness. The ignition switch is unlikely to have failed but can be tested if everything else checks out.

 

[MtnMan]

If it had a higher end factory sound system, there is an amplifier that also needs to be powered by the radio. Hit this snag on both GM and Dodge trucks when I helped grandsons install new radios.

 

[boomhower]

If it has Onstar their is a pink wire that needs connected. I have a 2001 Suburban and had the same issue. A quick call to Crutchfield solved it. Connected that wire and it was good to go.