Thread: Took battery out now stereo wont work(Tried taking it to a GM dealership)

google unlock codes for your radio. or try you tube, lots of how to unlock a radio vids out there. f the dealer lol

theres a few guys here who work at dealerships, maybe one will find this, and with your vin can find it for you. i know how bad having no radio can be.

I'd call around and get a better price. Even Sears probably has a TechII.

If its locked you need a tech2 to run a radio setup (that's typically what happens when the battery gets pulled) . If it's not working at all ex. No power up, clock won't show up etc. A fuse could be the culprit (pull the radio and make sure the thicker orange wire on the radio has 12v if the fuses are good) . If you have the time you could send it to us we have free estimates. your only responsible for shipping if no problems are found or you decline a repair. We are located in Michigan

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Actually, checking the fuse is brilliant. Removing the battery absolutely will not lock up the stereo.

Originally Posted by SlowNA06

Actually, checking the fuse is brilliant. Removing the battery absolutely will not lock up the stereo.

Not nessesarly true. I've seen it happen many times before not as common though.. More so on the older radios that you physically have to enter a lock code using the preset buttons. We've got a hotline number for those.

Typically radio locks because someone swaps a radio into a different vehicle and it doesn't recognize the Vin. Thus a radio setup is required

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Should have said "should"