Audio Problems with 96 Tahoe

[three6ohchris]

My stock radio in my tahoe has the auto adjuster for speed... the faster you go the louder it gets to compensate for road noise... well that feature started freaking out one day, it would get real quiet the blast the speakers then go out, adjusting itself.

eventually the stereo completely stopped sending a signal to the speakers... if i played with the power/volume knob it would blast thru a little then go out. the stereo itself seemed to be functioning fine, just no sound.

so today i replaced the stock stereo with a "temp" replacement jvc cd player... and with this i am getting the same thing... no audio.... the stereo works fine and it seems like it is sending the signal thru, but still i get no sound...

so, im not sure what the problem is here... anyone have any suggestions?
ive checked the fuses, but i will check a little more in depth tomorrow... any help would be appreciated

[sr20de4evr]

it sounds like you have a loose power or ground wire, have you noticed if it does those sound blurps when you hit bumps or is it just sparatic?

[three6ohchris]

Originally Posted by sr20de4evr

it sounds like you have a loose power or ground wire, have you noticed if it does those sound blurps when you hit bumps or is it just sparatic?

its sporatic... very very random... the only thing its effecting are the speakers... the radio doesnt go off or lose power...

[ssjwizard]

ok well with a replaced deck you shouldnt have a problem with this volume feature. id say you are getting trouble across the power/ground though i dont think this is quite so likely. also id check the speekers and prehaps run new wires to them and see if that helps. to check the speekers you can take the + and - wires and connect them to a AA battery it should kick them if it doesnt then theres something wrong with the speeker itself.

[three6ohchris]

some new info... right below the stereo is my rear defrost button and climate control section... when i press the rear defrost button, the speakers kick in for a min... or they crackle. so anyone gotta wiring diagram for a 96 tahoe? i gotta find where they meet up. i took the climate control unit out and checked it with no luck..

[ssjwizard]

Originally Posted by three6ohchris

some new info... right below the stereo is my rear defrost button and climate control section... when i press the rear defrost button, the speakers kick in for a min... or they crackle. so anyone gotta wiring diagram for a 96 tahoe? i gotta find where they meet up. i took the climate control unit out and checked it with no luck..

ok well it sounds like for one reason or another the wire is either grounding on something or tacking into another wire. its doubtfull that its become cut though it is possible. more than likely it overheated and the coating became thin enough to wear a hole into the wire. or some sort of surge happened and fused two wires togeather. i beleive either of these to be possible. sorry i can help more i dont know much about your car but i think if you search on google you might be able to find it.

[three6ohchris]

Originally Posted by ssjwizard

ok well it sounds like for one reason or another the wire is either grounding on something or tacking into another wire. its doubtfull that its become cut though it is possible. more than likely it overheated and the coating became thin enough to wear a hole into the wire. or some sort of surge happened and fused two wires togeather. i beleive either of these to be possible. sorry i can help more i dont know much about your car but i think if you search on google you might be able to find it.

ok, i know what the problem is... i just cant find it... does ANYONE know what the factory amp on the 96 tahoe looks like or where its at? i know that its under the dash.... i just cant find it... its probably right under my nose too... someone, anyone, help?