HOT Radio (and I don't mean kick-ass)

[Cerulean]

I just bought a 2000 Chevy Venture. The radio in the thing seems to get VERY hot. My work mobile is a 2000 Chevy Impala, and its radio gets hot, too, but not like the radio in the Venture. I'd hate to put a tape in the thing for fear of what might happen to it. I assume CDs could take the heat, but what about the circuitry? Is this a known problem and is there a fix? Searching the 'net hasn't produced much in the way of other folks who have this problem.

[broughy84]

Mine gets that way too.

[skrea123]

I have the same problem, and have noticed that it is related to the intrument lamps that comes on with the head lights.

My Venture is originally sold in Germany were headlights in daylight are not compulsory, in Sweden were i live it is.

Because of the german origin i have to manually turn on the headlights (normally automatic on Swedish cars) and I sometimes forget and the radio will not get hot when the light is off!

I'm pretty sure that this can be arranged with a differnt cable routing for a "daytime running light" function without any instrument lamps included. Such a wiring will also have a great impact to the readability of the radio and DIC, which is hard to read in the "night mode" that comes with the head lamps.

/Bengt

[tep1031]

My 2000 venture radio does that too. Now cd function quit and cassette player seems to be giving out too. I am looking for a new replacement radio.