radio will not shut off when car turned off

2000 cav 2.2l

I have this anyoing problem..when i pull the key out of the ignition the radio stays on - I have to power off maually. anyone know what could be wrong ?

thanks
blexann

this is perfectly normal, the raido will turn it self off after 10 minutes or when the the drivers side door is opened.

this is perfectly normal, the raido will turn it self off after 10 minutes or when the the drivers side door is opened.

Thats what the problem is the radio remains on after the drivers door is opened ..

What year car? Is it a factory radio or after market?

If its an after market I can tell you that 12 volt ignition wire is hooked up to a constant 12v soruce not a 12v IGNITION source.

so how do we fix this problem.....mine does that shit to...........the guy told me that there is no other way to hook up a deck.......so i dunno anyone got tips?

It's the factory radio. I also notice that the interior light does not always come on when I exit through the drivers door - are these two problems related ? ..is there some sort of switch on the drivers door near the hinges that controls this?

There is nothing you can do with that problem guys. You're going to have to press the "power" button on the CD player or whatever radio yo've got in there. How hard is it to press a button anyways? :icon16: There's no real way around it :)

i'd take that back to the dealer to have them fix it. if you still have the factory head unit in there, there is no reason for it to not shut off and fixing that problem should be covered under your warranty, if it's not expired.

car is out of warranty.

How does opening the door control the radio shut off and interior light on ?

Anybody ? somebody with some tech background please.

blexxann> That is how they made the '00 Cavalier models. If you go to a car/stereo place and have them hook it up, they will tell you the same thing. I've had a place wire mine in & they hooked it up so that I had to press the "power" button to turn the cd player off and on. They could not wire it so that when you opened the door, it would shut off. Sorry, but that's just the way they made that model of car.

My aftermarket works perfectly; however, i have my factory mounted in the trunk. Only problem i have is that the fuse for my dome light blows constantly. Sometimes it blows when i am putting the damn thing in. Almost like it has too much power going to it. Anyone know a fix for that?

Why would you have your cd player mounted in your trunk?? :sly: :uhoh: That's just gay.

Man, most of these problems are not problems. They are normal, like someone said earlier, how hard is it to press a button. I ask how hard is it to read your owner's manual (they have pictures in there too!)

Man, most of these problems are not problems. They are normal, like someone said earlier, how hard is it to press a button. I ask how hard is it to read your owner's manual (they have pictures in there too!)


how old are you ? You are not making any sense.

blexxann> That is how they made the '00 Cavalier models. If you go to a car/stereo place and have them hook it up, they will tell you the same thing. I've had a place wire mine in & they hooked it up so that I had to press the "power" button to turn the cd player off and on. They could not wire it so that when you opened the door, it would shut off. Sorry, but that's just the way they made that model of car.

wrong the people you are dealing with are morons. I have a few grand into my I.C.E system and My aftermarket radio stays on for X amount of time then shuts off when I open the door and its a 2001.

If its a factory radio take it to a dealer and tell them to fix it. If its an after market unit then you need to hook it up right.

As for the specific wires I really can;t tell you with out doing it myself beccause its not like they have a huge lable on them that says "use this wire"

All I do know is Something is wrong and its not "just the way it is"

Oh and the only thing that will not work if you don;t have your stock unit mounted in the trunk is your door Chime. I posted an explination in another thread about this "rumor" that the stock head unit controlls, the airbags, lights, or what ever else.

Here is what I posted in another thread for more explination about the Head unit myth.

"I know and seen the articles that started this stupid rumor. It happed to a guy in california that didn't follow GM's recommended Airbag power-down procedure for the airbags. The airbags will hold a charge up to 15 min after the battery is disconected. So this tool crossed a wire and the bags blew him into the back seat.

I had a local shop tell me the same thing when I bought mine. I waited for this "harness" that was supposed to come out from Soundgate (www.soundagte.com) and it was taking forever. So I called and talked to a sound gate tech. Basically if you remove your stock head unit the only thing that won't work is your door chime. NOTHING else is controlled though the head unit. Now when I did mine the only thing was they didn;t have a harness for it to hook up to the factory plugs yet but that was solved with using the 94 buick harness (can't remember off the top of my head if thats the right year) and all you have to do is add a 12v Ingnition Wire.

Man some of the "myths" I'm reading about these cavs on this forum I havn't seen in about 2 and a half years......"

here ya go guys...this will answer all your questions and put an end to this thread...

http://members.shaw.ca/johnz24/howto/2kaudio.html

If you read the owners manual it says why the stereo stays on. It is called RAP. Retained Accessory Power. I am not sure about the time limit, but I think that it is 10 minutes that some of the power accessories, including the stereo will stay on.

#1 I don't have a owners manual for my car. If I did i'd fucking read it.

#2 I had the aftermarket cd player installed long before i found these forums. Plus I'm not the type of person to risk having something else mess up for not doing what ALL car audio shops said i should do. Even if it is just the chimes.

#3 Its mounted in my trunk because thats what i was told they had to do. I went to every audio store around...all said the same thing. Not a big deal actually...you can't see it unless you are really looking for it.

will you guys please click on the link! :sly:

http://members.shaw.ca/johnz24/howto/2kaudio.html

wrong the people you are dealing with are morons. I have a few grand into my I.C.E system and My aftermarket radio stays on for X amount of time then shuts off when I open the door and its a 2001.

If its a factory radio take it to a dealer and tell them to fix it. If its an after market unit then you need to hook it up right.

As for the specific wires I really can;t tell you with out doing it myself beccause its not like they have a huge lable on them that says "use this wire"

All I do know is Something is wrong and its not "just the way it is"


Umm...HATE TO BREAK IT TO YOU, but your Cavy is a 2001 model, did you say??? Dumbass!! I was talking about the 2000 MODEL Cavy's you dummy! When they made the 2000 model Cavy's, they f*cked up with the radio not turning off when you opened the door. It shut off after 10 minutes in the 2000 Cavy's....WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE 2001 CAVY'S DUMBASS!

im guessing that the problem is that the button that pushes in when the door is open must be sticking, i suggest locating the button... (its on the perimitor of the door somewhere! and seeing if indeed it needs some wd40 on it

im guessing that the problem is that the button that pushes in when the door is open must be sticking, i suggest locating the button... (its on the perimitor of the door somewhere! and seeing if indeed it needs some wd40 on it


NO - thats NOT what we're talking about. :uhoh: :uhoh:

And as for that link....it IS HELPFUL, however...when I was wiring in my radio's for my 2000 Cavalier....I NEVER had to do anything with the airbag wires or shut the airbag off or anything! I was ALWAYS able to remove my dash with ease, and take out the radio and put in my new one.

[QUOTE=curbie]NO - thats NOT what we're talking about. :uhoh: :uhoh:

well curbie.. now you could be wrong! just you think about it.. what would happen if the sensor thought the door was still closed? the interior light wouldnt turn on and... the radio wouldnt go off when you opened the door.

The radio is supposed to stay on for about 10 minutes after turning the engine off IF you DO NOT open the driver’s door.

So, when i pull the key out of the ignition AND open the driver’s door the factory radio which is out of warranty stays on - I have to power off manually.

Anyone know what could be wrong?

Umm...HATE TO BREAK IT TO YOU, but your Cavy is a 2001 model, did you say??? Dumbass!! I was talking about the 2000 MODEL Cavy's you dummy! When they made the 2000 model Cavy's, they f*cked up with the radio not turning off when you opened the door. It shut off after 10 minutes in the 2000 Cavy's....WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE 2001 CAVY'S DUMBASS!

First off Internet muscles are great when you know your not going to run into the person. Buy my calculations you are pretty built on the internet and people must back down and get scared of you.

Second Both years do the same thing asshole. Mine stays on for 10 min then shuts off.

Third Lenkos site explains it to a T.

Have Fun.

Oh yeah PS tool the 98s are the same too how do I know. Well my wife has one and I replaced hers and it has the 10 min delay and all that fun stuff too :rolleyes:

The radio is supposed to stay on for about 10 minutes after turning the engine off IF you DO NOT open the driver’s door.

So, when i pull the key out of the ignition AND open the driver’s door the factory radio which is out of warranty stays on - I have to power off manually.

Anyone know what could be wrong?

It sounds like somthing is wrong with the 12v ignition wire like i stated prior. Wether thats a door sensor attached to it or not I wouldn;t beable to tell. Best bet is to take it to the dealership. THEY will not tell you that is normal because it isn't

I NEVER had to do anything with the airbag wires or shut the airbag off or anything! I was ALWAYS able to remove my dash with ease, and take out the radio and put in my new one.

Dude no one said anything about shutting the airbag off. EVERYONE stated the proper Power-down for the airbag so you don't accidently gournd somthing out or crass a wire and accidently cause them to deploy. Yes you can rip the dash off and go to town with out anything happening, BUT this is an extra step GM put out to prevent accidental discharge of the airbags.

Reading > you

Ok I reread this whole thread. Some people are mistaking what is going on. This person can;t get there radio to shut off period with out turning it off and that includes just shutting the iginition off which kills the 12v supply. If the radio would shut off with the engine it would be a RAP problem. But in this case its the radio won;t shut off period with out manually turning it off and that is a problem. In the owners manual it explains about the RAP but it does not say " you must turn it off manually every time even after the 10 min, opening the door" ETC.....

Ok I reread this whole thread. Some people are mistaking what is going on. This person can;t get there radio to shut off period with out turning it off and that includes just shutting the iginition off which kills the 12v supply. If the radio would shut off with the engine it would be a RAP problem. But in this case its the radio won;t shut off period with out manually turning it off and that is a problem. In the owners manual it explains about the RAP but it does not say " you must turn it off manually every time even after the 10 min, opening the door" ETC.....
ive been keeping this thread pretty much open seeing what happens.. and i think that thus far, i am the only person who has actually had any idea on what could be wrong

Ok...that link that you provided everyone helps...yes. That's great! But I was just saying that I skip that step, b/c I have never had any problems with the airbags being deployed. I've never accidentially crossed any wires or anything. :iceslolan

As for me being an internet bad @$$....no....I dont have to be all "built" and have people fear me. I just felt like I was being smacked down and it felt like I didn't know what I was talking about. I used to have a Cavy and had it for 5 years. (2000 model) so I knew that thing like the back of my hand.

I'm sorry!

Curbie thats fine, I used to work at a chevy dealer back "Da Day" and that why I know what was going prior to me getting mine. The radios on the 95+ are all the same minus always having the RAP. But in either case when this person shuts the ignition one of two things should happen.

A) the Radio stays on and shuts off after 10 min or whan you open the door. (RAP)

B) The radio immediatly turns off when you shut the car off.

It should not stay on and REQUIRE the perons to shut it off manually. And that is with all 95+ models

-peace

Ok I reread this whole thread. Some people are mistaking what is going on. This person can;t get there radio to shut off period with out turning it off and that includes just shutting the iginition off which kills the 12v supply. If the radio would shut off with the engine it would be a RAP problem. But in this case its the radio won;t shut off period with out manually turning it off and that is a problem. In the owners manual it explains about the RAP but it does not say " you must turn it off manually every time even after the 10 min, opening the door" ETC.....


One more thing I need to add. I believe(not 100% sure though) the radio does still shut off after the 10 minutes whether I open the door or not - in other words the radio shuts off only if one of 2 things happen:

1. 10 minutes elapses
2. I manually shut off

I am going with the thought Mangoamerican. Does your interior light come on with the passenger door open. If so find the switch on the drivers door and see if the switch is in or out.

One more thing I need to add. I believe(not 100% sure though) the radio does still shut off after the 10 minutes whether I open the door or not - in other words the radio shuts off only if one of 2 things happen:

1. 10 minutes elapses
2. I manually shut off

LOL well that was actually pretty important. Do as stated above with the dome light and also check to see if it shuts off after 10 min........lol

This whole thread was being discussed as it didn;t shut off after 10 min, when the door opend or when th eignition was shut off :p

Your problem lies in a button that is pushed in by the drivers door when closed. When the button is released the radio will turn off. Find this button and make sure it opens. If not you will need to replace it. As a 2000 cavalier owner, I know these are the same as all the other Retained accessory power models. As for aftermarket installation, it is not necessary to relocate the stock deck however, the installation companies will tell you it is in order to cover their butts.

I just bought an '05 and it had the same problem. The solution was VERY simple: both door buttons were sticky so I zapped them with a little WD40 and pushed the buttons in and out until they loosened up.

Maddogg

Its the door jamb switch. I had the same issue when i bought my Z24. I replaced it and it fixed the problem.

Dammit I have the same problem with my 04 cavalier! The radio will not shut off when i open the door however it does go off after the 10 minutes.. but i also noticed that the interior light will sometimes come on but mostly it doesn't when i open the door.. wtf... stupid car.. stupid stupid car! anyone who has an info on how to fix this piece of crap email me at bratchik82@aol.com

the problem is in the little button when you open the door......I took mine apart and cleaned everything and put it back together....now the radio goes off, my interior light comes on.....everything working fine