bigcoconut

I've got a 99 Venture and the stereo face plate area gets really hot. It is only the face plate around the stereo and AC controls, the surrounding raised molding and dash top/vents are cool. Kind of lost on this one.

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'97ventureowner

Both of my Venture had this problem as well as some of my other "later model" vehicles. I was told that this is normal and one of the causes could be the newer type bulbs that are used in the radios for light, emit a lot of heat.

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Glen_T

Mine gets pretty hot, also...

ruralways

Hello again,

I also was concerned about this very issue. I posted it under "Great balls of fire...GM radio/cassette problem" on 4-30-07. Someone mentioned to me to turn down the dash lights and the heat will go away...and it did. I don't use the dash lights during the day at all now and it works great without the added heat from the lights.

Mary Jo

broughy84

My dash lights in my stereo gets very hot also, I just live with it. Kinda hope maybe one day this thing will burn to the ground. Of course without my wife and kids in it!

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1988 Chevrolet Silverado -- 156,000 miles
1996 Chevrolet Cheyenne -- 107,000 miles