98 Stereo Problems...

My sister has a 98 Grand Am SE with a factory CD Player stereo system. The display in the cd player recently konked out and nothing shows up on it. The stereo will still come on, but no light comes from it, nor does the clock show up when it's turned off. It's just completely blank. What can I do to fix this, anyone know?

You need to take your radio to a dealer or a radio repair shop to get fixed.

Thanks for your help. I will tell her that she needs to run it up to the dealership sometime soon. Do you think that it would cost much to have this fixed? Anyway, thanks again.

Probably $50 - $75 is my guess

All right, that don't sound too bad...thanks again for your info...I really appreciate it.

Your problem is pass loc , if you own the car you are entitled to know your unlock code. GM will try to charge you 30 dollars to get the code. Dont pay , they have to give you the code upon request , thats what i did. This will work.

Pass lock has nothing to do with the radios in the 96-98 models. In these models the pass lock only shuts off the fuel supply if someone jams a screwdriver in the ignition to start it.

Pass loc sterios are in 96-present grand ams and if youve disconnected your battery or flashed your car it will not let you use your sterio untill you enter the code. I dont know if Im totally right , but I think its a possability. If the display is broken you might as well buy a new one. $50 US and you can have the 7band EQ cd/casette sterio i have , fits in 96-present GA's.

Whats your e-mail address Mark? Are you the same person I am in the process of buying one from?

www.geocities.com/unlocker03 can unlock you radio. they provide instructions and unlock codes. dealers will charge much more ($60-100).

If you need a radio unlocked, i will do it for free. I like the way how he uses the phrase "THEY provide instructions and unlock codes," when by the link you can tell that it is him charging. He is just trying to screw you out of $20. Also FYI most dealers will do it for free.

Your problem is pass loc , if you own the car you are entitled to know your unlock code. GM will try to charge you 30 dollars to get the code. Dont pay , they have to give you the code upon request , thats what i did. This will work.


The dealership does not have to give you your unlock code! Considering that the unlock code was entered and armed by the owner not GM! Some dealers will do this for free and others will charge for it. If it comes in the shop and a tech has to do it you bet there will be a charge.

And it is called Theft Lock!

correct, passlock and theftlock are two entirely different things. :)

http://www.grandamgt.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=311052#post311052

Theftlock removal instructions

Haha, i just noticed that every post unlocker03 posted was trying to get people to go to his site. If i make a thread on how to remove the theftlock will someone make it sticky so he stops and everyone can save their $20?

If its your car they should charge you at the dealer to unlock it!!!

I would call the dealer because Im pretty sure they dont charge to unlock it!!!

they can be sneaky so watch out

if it is the theft lock, go to http://www.w-body.com/forum/viewtop...light=theftlock, but if it was, it would say "loc" on the display, not just be blank, my guess is it just needs repaired.

p.s. to be repaired it will need to be unhooked, so when you plug it back in the theft lock will be activated and you'll have to do that anyways

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