2004 Chev Impala speakers not working

[1996Chreokee]

Hello,

I have a 2004 Chevrolet Impala LS with just the basic radio and cd player in it. Stock radio. The other day no sound ( NOTHING) would come from the speakers. All the lights still work on the radio as they did. It shows the radio stations and names of the songs, there are no other issues with the electrial in the vehicle. It has 113k miles on it and its a v6 auto.. Please help

It almost seems like the radio was put on mute some how!!! thanks

[Iflylow]

I think the amp is located under the rear window shelf. Open the trunk and look under there for any loose wiring.

[impalalover]

Originally Posted by 1996Chreokee

Hello,

I have a 2004 Chevrolet Impala LS with just the basic radio and cd player in it. Stock radio. The other day no sound ( NOTHING) would come from the speakers. All the lights still work on the radio as they did. It shows the radio stations and names of the songs, there are no other issues with the electrial in the vehicle. It has 113k miles on it and its a v6 auto.. Please help

It almost seems like the radio was put on mute some how!!! thanks

look for my other replies as to this problem,way back about 4-5 months ago,in the rear of your car in the back pass side,take off your molding and lift your carpet up and you will see the wiring harness,unrap it and look for the orange wire that looks like a fusiable link where it goes 2 orange into 1 orange wire,it is rusted and corroded,cut the wires off and jion them with a new piece and your radio will work again,it is common in these cars,they all break off there so just replace it and it will work,this is the maimn power wires for you sterio

[impalalover]

Originally Posted by impalalover

look for my other replies as to this problem,way back about 4-5 months ago,in the rear of your car in the back pass side,take off your molding and lift your carpet up and you will see the wiring harness,unrap it and look for the orange wire that looks like a fusiable link where it goes 2 orange into 1 orange wire,it is rusted and corroded,cut the wires off and jion them with a new piece and your radio will work again,it is common in these cars,they all break off there so just replace it and it will work,this is the maimn power wires for you sterio

oh it is not the amp,it's forsure the two orange power wires,if you ned more info you can email me at [email protected] if you have any questions,i have fixed 12 of these radio problems in the impalas in the last 6 months

[YAMMAN]

Did you find the problem? and could you tell exactly where the wires are located?

thanx

[2004 Chevy Impala]

Originally Posted by impalalover

oh it is not the amp,it's forsure the two orange power wires,if you ned more info you can email me at [email protected] if you have any questions,i have fixed 12 of these radio problems in the impalas in the last 6 months

I just wanted to Thank You for your knowledge, and thoughtfullness to figure out these type of problems and to share them with auto dummies like me. The problem was fixed in less that 30minutes and I can honestly say that I neverwould have figured this out without your advise. I am amazed at your kindness to share these type of repairs. With sincere Thanks and Appreciation!

[novajoe]

I know this is a long past thread, but my daughter's 2000 Impala LS has this same radio problem. I had a hard time finding the wires you are talking about. I checked in the trunk first and then had to take half the passenger side trim loose to find the loom of wires. I do not really have a lot of room to open the pack and find one set of wires. Is this the correct place to look? There is not a lot of give to the pack of wires and I only saw (hard to see all of them) one orange wire. Let me know if this is the correct place to look and also if there is any easy way to get at all the wires. I had the center trim post between the doors off and the door sill trim loose too. From what I can see, the wires take a turn up under the back seat and go back to the trunk area. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[waterkeeper03]

I know this is a long past thread, but my daughter's 2000 Impala LS has this same radio problem. I had a hard time finding the wires you are talking about. I checked in the trunk first and then had to take half the passenger side trim loose to find the loom of wires. I do not really have a lot of room to open the pack and find one set of wires. Is this the correct place to look? There is not a lot of give to the pack of wires and I only saw (hard to see all of them) one orange wire. Let me know if this is the correct place to look and also if there is any easy way to get at all the wires. I had the center trim post between the doors off and the door sill trim loose too. From what I can see, the wires take a turn up under the back seat and go back to the trunk area. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

*passenger side, beneath the carpet running along the door jams is the wiring that runs to the back of the car. it's just a ton of wires taped together.

*near the door pillar by the back door. (do your work from the back passenger doorway) you will need to pull up the carpet, open the wiring and find the orange wires where it splits from 1 into 2. there is a wiring clip located at the door jam that will give you more room to play.

*1 orange wire leaves the dash, 2 enter the trunk, find where the 3 meet.

*this is the bad connection. it will be obvious when you see it.

*cut, strip and crimp them back together and problem is fixed.

most of us with this car have had to make this fix. it's a 1 beer job, and a bit easier if you take the front passenger seat out gives you more room to work.

[impalanovice]

What's the best way to remove the molding from the floor so that I can pull up the carpet?

[Roy_Munson]

I'm dealing with this problem now. How much of the molding to you have to remove to find the wire loop in question? I've read on another board about taking practically your entire interior out to do this and it ain't worth it.

I thought about trying the bypass thing, and getting another stock amp from a salvage yard, but the wire thing seems like the first option, and hopefully a fix if I can pull it off. Besides, after looking at the amp I'm not even sure if I can take it out without tearing it up. Looks like it needs to be removed from the top rather than from the trunk to get it out cleanly.

[waterkeeper03]

Originally Posted by Roy_Munson

I'm dealing with this problem now. How much of the molding to you have to remove to find the wire loop in question? I've read on another board about taking practically your entire interior out to do this and it ain't worth it.

only the strip along the floor of the rear passenger door frame "needs" to be removed. but that doesn't give you much room to play under the carpet.
in my opinion, taking the 4 bolts out for the seat makes it a lot less stressful. especially if you solder and heatshrink it like i did.

[Roy_Munson]

OK. Does loosening the seat work well enough, or do you have to take it out all the way?

I read somewhere that you're supposed to disable the airbag system before you do that. Is that true, or is that being overcautious? And if so, how is that done?

[Roy_Munson]

You gotta be shittin' me. I almost feel like I've been taken on a snipe hunt.




Radio finally crapped out completely earlier this week. Sure sounds like a short in wiring the way it fizzled out and back once in a while.

On the bright side, at least I was able to successfully replace my rear passenger side outside door handle, and it didn't look too bad with my ghetto spray can paint job.

[Roy_Munson]

"*1 orange wire leaves the dash, 2 enter the trunk, find where the 3 meet."

Well, I've dug up about 2 feet of wire bundling in the alleged target area and there are gobs of orange wires, and none of them so far seem to be meeting with a junction in the general vicinity it's supposed to be.

[Roy_Munson]

The only wire I found that's been spliced is black. It's one thick black wire and two thin ones, and it splices into four wires. That splice was covered with electrical tape and looks OK as far as I can tell. It's right in the spot where the orange wire is supposed to be spliced, but all I can find are several skinny orange wires, no thick ones.