Volume help on 99 gm radio

[Poose22]

i have a 99 gm factory cd player in my prix and for some reason when i go to lower the volume, it has problems lowering. if i turn it like i would normally lower it, it hardly lowers at all. i would have to turn the volume knob real slow in order for the thing to lower like it should. sometimes the volume would even get a little louder when i try and lower it. what could be the problem? and how can i fix this? thanx a bunch.

[fast98gtp]

i think that may be common for them. mine did the same thing on my 98. eventually the cd player burned out and had to replace the whole damn thing.

[Poose22]

that sux. i hope i can somehow get this fixed without paying

[94gpse]

I had the same problem with my 94' gp so I just replaced the radio.

[DarkTint]

My 99 had the same problem with the volume knob as well. It would turn the volume up when I wanted to turn it down. I was trying to sell the car a few months ago, and because I forgot to tell people about it, when they came from test driving it they'd be all pissed because they almost blew their eardrums out. I had to try hard to keep from laughing at them.

The only quick fix that I know of is to simply use the steering wheel controls.

Since then I had the dealer check it out and they replaced it the entire unit for me (thank you extended warrenty). I haven't had any problems with the new one yet, and the CD player doesn't skip nearly as much.

[kilroypr]

Well, you can take the radio out and send it to be replaced by a GM certified center. But definetly is the radio that is about to go north.

[kilroypr]

I mean repaired. Sorry for the typo. But definetly the radio is about to get f**ck*d up.

[Poose22]

thanx for the posts. guess sending it for repairs is all i can do

[JJUBECK]

You know you might pay more for repairs then if you just went to some place like Circuit city and spend $70 on a aftermarket radio.......better sound all the way around.

[Poose22]

i dont think im actually gonna spend any money. the radio isnt that bad. ill get use to it

[kilroypr]

The only problem with Aftermarket radios is if you have steering wheel column controls. But I think Ripn12s posted a site where you can get a universal steering column control converter or something like that

[kilroypr]

Check this post out.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=175628

[gtgp97]

My radio has been doing this since i go the car back in july. If you lightly pull out on the volume knob when changing the volume it works like a charm.

[DarkTint]

That's interesting....I wish I would have known that before I got mine replaced. Now I'm curious to know if that would have worked on mine as well.