Radio And Heater Controls Not Working

[omoral2]

I was driving today listening to the radio, when all of a sudden the radio shuts off. I kept driving and also noticed that my heater wasn't working either, there is nothing that is being blown through the vents. The rear window defroster not working also. I'm not sure why this happened all of a sudden. I came home and checked the fuses and they're all good. Everything else is good with the car though, drives fine, and headlights and turn signals still work. I have an SAFC and that works like normal. Help.

 

[Jetrosr]

Factory radio or in dash speghetti bowl (aftermarket)?

 

[jake247]

My retarded moment: blowing my radio fuse, checked all of the fuses in the driver foot well, and not thinking to check the fuses under the hood for a couple of months. It was the fuse under the hood, and my radio worked again.

 

[omoral2]

It is an aftermarket radio.....


I will recheck fuses and see if that is the cause. Are the radio and the heater blower related somehow?

 

[Jetrosr]

All the electronics and wiring in the car end up either at the positive or negitive post of the battery in some way or another. Picture a family tree, with a few (Ok, a LOT) of the branches gittin REAL busy, thats about what a modern car wiring scematic looks like. The wires and fuses start out big (battery, alternator, starter), then work their way down to radios and dome lights and other things that use less 'juice'. What I'm getting at is the radio and blower may be brothers, cousins, aunt & nephew, etc.

The reason I asked if you had an aftermarket is alot of guys don't wire them very secure. Even if there is a fuse blown, something caused it to blow. Just changing the fuse without finding out why is just puttng the problem off. First I would check behind the console and see if something came partially unplugged during the radio install, then bumpin down the road finished disconnecting it. Any installs/repairs you've done to the car would be also suspects, especially gauges and amp wires that feed thru the firewall. Next look for wires touching/rubbing against metal. See if you can find a fuse blown then post back.

 

[97gst_spyder]

I know this thread is old but I'm having the same exact issue to the T... Also my top motors are not clicking in. In my old shell everything worked.


Anyone have any ideas?

I have a factory radio, and no fuse issues as far as I can see.