No power to radio

I have a 96 Grand Cherokee Laredo. I've had it for a few years, and the first
thing I did was put in an after market head unit... I just went out and
bought a new one the other day and installed it. It worked fine. When I
unplugged it to put it in the bracket, and hooked it back up, it didnt work.
Now there is no power to the stereo. I tried the new cd player, the old one,
and the factory... Nothing.

I brought it to my fathers friends dealership. They were kind of clueless
about it. They though having an amp kit had something to do with it not
working. I kept telling them that I never touched any factory wires. All
electrical mods were on aftermarket accessories.

At first they tought it was a fuse, but then they ruled that out saying there
was power to the box.

If anyone has had this happen, how do you fix it? Is this a small problem or
big problem?

You triggered the theft lock, look though your radio's manual for
the instructions, specific to your unit, or call the serial number into
the manufacturer or Stealership and they'll email you the PIN or send
the SWAT team.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

"Mike via CarKB.com" wrote:
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> I have a 96 Grand Cherokee Laredo. I've had it for a few years, and the first
> thing I did was put in an after market head unit... I just went out and
> bought a new one the other day and installed it. It worked fine. When I
> unplugged it to put it in the bracket, and hooked it back up, it didnt work.
> Now there is no power to the stereo. I tried the new cd player, the old one,
> and the factory... Nothing.
>
> I brought it to my fathers friends dealership. They were kind of clueless
> about it. They though having an amp kit had something to do with it not
> working. I kept telling them that I never touched any factory wires. All
> electrical mods were on aftermarket accessories.
>
> At first they tought it was a fuse, but then they ruled that out saying there
> was power to the box.
>
> If anyone has had this happen, how do you fix it? Is this a small problem or
> big problem?

L.W.(ßill) Hughes III wrote:
> You triggered the theft lock, look though your radio's manual for
>the instructions, specific to your unit, or call the serial number into
>the manufacturer or Stealership and they'll email you the PIN or send
>the SWAT team.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/
>
>> I have a 96 Grand Cherokee Laredo. I've had it for a few years, and the first
>> thing I did was put in an after market head unit... I just went out and
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>> If anyone has had this happen, how do you fix it? Is this a small problem or
>> big problem?

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How would theft lock affect power? I tried 3 different radio players and
nothing worked.


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It wouldn't, you'll have to trace the wire back to the fuse block,
back to wherever you accidentally pulled it from one of it's
connections.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

"Mike via CarKB.com" wrote:
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> How would theft lock affect power? I tried 3 different radio players and
> nothing worked.
>
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I just put the red/yellow the + and the black to - on the battery and my HU
works. So where abouts am I tracing this wire to? Theres a bunch of wires and
fuses underneath a panel on the passenger side. I just hope its nothing
behind the dash.


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recheck the fuses

"Mike via CarKB.com" wrote:

> I have a 96 Grand Cherokee Laredo. I've had it for a few years, and the first
> thing I did was put in an after market head unit... I just went out and
> bought a new one the other day and installed it. It worked fine. When I
> unplugged it to put it in the bracket, and hooked it back up, it didnt work.
> Now there is no power to the stereo. I tried the new cd player, the old one,
> and the factory... Nothing.
>
> I brought it to my fathers friends dealership. They were kind of clueless
> about it. They though having an amp kit had something to do with it not
> working. I kept telling them that I never touched any factory wires. All
> electrical mods were on aftermarket accessories.
>
> At first they tought it was a fuse, but then they ruled that out saying there
> was power to the box.
>
> If anyone has had this happen, how do you fix it? Is this a small problem or
> big problem?

Where am I checking the fuse? Under the hood, passenger side panel at the
bottom? I dont have my manual but I checked the fuses under the hood, and
theres 1 that looks all corroded. But the guys at the dealship said they're
fine. It's a green fuse... all the rest are yellow and red and marked what
they are... Could the green be the one for the radio?

Its gotta be a fuse. Cause my stereo worked then all of a sudden it didnt,
nothing happened with wires being spliced, cut, etc. Only a fuse would kill
the system at once.


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"Mike via CarKB.com" > wrote in message =
...
> Where am I checking the fuse? Under the hood, passenger side panel at =
the
> bottom? I dont have my manual but I checked the fuses under the hood, =
and
> theres 1 that looks all corroded. But the guys at the dealship said =
they're
> fine. It's a green fuse... all the rest are yellow and red and marked =
what
> they are... Could the green be the one for the radio?
>=20
> Its gotta be a fuse. Cause my stereo worked then all of a sudden it =
didnt,
> nothing happened with wires being spliced, cut, etc. Only a fuse would =
kill
> the system at once.

On my '00 XJ, the fuse panel in the
front passenger kick area has the=20
radio fuse. The cover of the panel
has the fuse labels.
__
Steve
..

I just got off the phone with the dealership again, and they said they
checked all fuses... So this would obviously just leave the factory radio
wires? How much does that cost to get fixed


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Radio Shack has fixed every radio I've taken to them for their
guestimated fee, which as I remember was thirty five bucks.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

"michael g via CarKB.com" wrote:
>
> I just got off the phone with the dealership again, and they said they
> checked all fuses... So this would obviously just leave the factory radio
> wires? How much does that cost to get fixed
>
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