CHEVY IMPALA Radio no sound and no door chime FIX vid1
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- Опубліковано 9 жов 2013
- How I fixed my 2003 Impala where I had no sound out of the speakers and also no warning chimes. How to fix the orange wire power feed behind the passenger seat caused by unseen water getting in under the carpet. Also as you can see you don't have to cut as big a carpet patch as i did. The harness is right in the fold just under the plastic interior trim. Cut parallel in that area and the harness will pull out.
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I have a commercial shop in NJ. Customer came in with this problem, and I checked all the available info to diagnose it. There IS NO official information about this problem. SO I googled it and found this video. I can't possibly cut the carpet out, but as Glenn Goldbeck mentioned, pulling the molding away from the frame (no screws on a '04) was easy enough. I recommend pulling the back seat out, too. Just grab it and yank up, it'll pop right out. You have to wonder why GM wouldn't issue a recall. But then, they didn't issue a recall for the instrument clusters failing on so many '99-'06 vehicles either.
Thanks for this video. You saved me a lot of time, and my customer a lot of money. If you find yourself in Newark (and I hope you never do) stop by Paddy's Service Station. I owe you a drink.
Good tip and thanks for sharing, this did the trick to fix the radio in my '04. 🙂 Took about 15 minutes to fix and the radio works again. Mine also had moisture under there, ridiculous GM design. The others here are right; you don't need to cut up your carpet. I just pull the plastic covers off, prop the carpet up, and then pull the wire harness out from under the carpet. I used a piece of speaker wire I had laying around to bridge the gap between the wires. I could have soldered them, but I just taped the wires together with some electrical tape, no some super critical spot where I'm worried about them coming apart. Fixed a lot of stupid things on this car with UA-cam including the ABS wire and the multifunction switch. No need to get scraped by mechanics or the GM garages for things that should have been designed better on these cars in the first place.
No need to destroy your carpet by cutting a hole in it, everything simply pops out and back in. I made this repair in under 30 minutes and I didn't cut the carpet.
Thanks for the video. My kid drives a 2005 Impala to school, and the stereo went out two weeks ago. I pulled the harness that was behind the passenger seat apart, and the orange wire splice fell apart in my hands secondary to trapped moisture. I rebuilt the connection using wire connnectors, dielectric grease and shrink tubing and the stereo fired right up.
I did not need to cut any carpet, just moved panels and the harness by hand. It all went back together nice.
Thanks!
Thanks for posting this video. I was able to fix the radio in my father's 2005 Impala in just a few minutes after watching it.
This is all legit. I bought a 05 Impala yesterday & this was the issue. I just bought it yesterday & fixed the stereo today. thank you for the video! Guys don't cut your carpet though!!!
as soon as he said cut carpet I looked for another video
hahaha
I was able to get my trim off and was able to fix the problem very easily. Thanks for the video!
This is the exact same problem we are having with our 2004 impala. we also have a problem with our blower motor not working. This was alot of help. Thank you!
I wanted to say thank you for this vid i spent a couple days trying all kinds of different things before i stumbled onto this lucky for me all my plastic and carpet came right up without cutting well anyways thanks again i would have never figured it out without your help
This fixed my radio!!! Found the orange wire in a pool of water just like you described.
you are the radio jesus! thanks for the fix
Thanks fixed my problem.
Not all cars have that one to two wire splice. I took apart my sons car from the rear seat all the way to the from just underneath the dash and all orange wires are separate. I even had to remove the front seat to get to all the wires. This car also had no water leaks at all, it was completely dry. Still trying to figure out where the problem is on my sons car. Next step I might have to dismantle the dash.
your trick work perfect
THANK YOU FOR A RADIO ONCE AGAIN
CUT THE CARPET PROBLEM SOLVED
I pulled up the kick panel and i peeled the carpet back and there was those orange wires corroded, i repaired it and now have a radeo again!!! Thanx
thank for the info guys like you save us from the dealership ripoffs
Easy work. info was on point fix my problem 100%
I had no idea that water in the back floorboard AND no audio were common, connected problems! I'm going to go try this fix, and hopefully I'll have my speakers working in time for my road trip to Bonnaroo!
thanks so much for this video. been without radio for long time. it worked great. my floor gets wet too for some reason
glad it helped. that's why i did the video for this car specific. I later found out the water issue maybe coming from the front around the heater fan housing. and running to the back under the carpet. this unfortunately isn't an easy fix.
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There is an easy fix. p/n 15794785, deflector. It's like a $5.00 part. There is TSB about the water issue through the blower. It took me 4 hours to do the repair, though,
1. deflector
2.. Foam weatherstrip (Home Depot)
3.. 1 EDPM weatherstrip (Home Depot)
4. 3m 90 adhesive - Had it, Could use contact cement.
5. Loctite blue (for wiper screw)
6. Wiper arm removal tool (didn;t have)
7. cabin air filter
Park wipers midway by turning off the engine. Place masking tape under top edge and mark wiper position for re-install.
Undo the washer connections (3)
Remove wiper arms.
Remove passenger cowl first. One large plastic headed screw, two plastic rivets (pull up center).
Remove other rivet.
Remove entire cowl - 2 pieces.
vaccum out area.
Remove short piece of rubber and discard (this moved letting water in.)
remove and install cabin air filter.
Install deflector.
Fix the weatherstippping on the cowl pieces, This is where I used 3m 90 spray adhesive. The self adhesive didn't work.
One piece on the passenger side, i could not remove, but this needed foam weatherstrip.
Install passenger side cowl.
The passenger cowl rib has to be trimmed underneath,
Install wipers with alignment marks.
Re-connect washer hoses.
wiper screws need blue locktite. After tightening, let dry for recommended time.
PS: I could not find the "orange splice" in a 2000 Impala, but have the intermittant amp issue.
Had the same problem with my 05 Impala the water problem comes from the cabin air filter generally, just a FYI. you will see that many posts comment it is only the passenger side that fills with water. In my case even when the carpet appeared dry on top I found I would have up to a inch or more of water standing beneath!!!!! I replaced the cabin air filter first, glued on the rubber seal that rides above it, not taking any chances of it falling off ever again. I drilled two tiny holes in my floor boards to let the water out so that I did not have to remove my carpeting. It worked well, I will fill the tiny holes with a sealant when it is completely dry. My wiring harness ran along the edge of the door frame I only had t o loosen some door trim and did make a small slit near the corner of the back of the seat,corner which is not even visible when it was all reassembled, this gave me access to get to the wiring without taking out the seat and removing or cutting the carpeting as shown in this video. What thru me for a loop is that every one who discusses this mentions a "connector" there is no connector just what looks like duct tape with plaster of paris or a chalky material in the wrap. That is what got wet and shorted out the speaker system. I just added a link of wire. ( There is one orange wire that connects to 3 orange wires. And boom I had sound thru my stereo, and all door chimes again. I am a 54 year old woman and I did this with minimal tools. Just a pair of wire strippers, scissors, electrical tape and a heat shrink connector, and heat blower. I think even a lighter or shrink tubing would work just fine.I got laughed at when I went to my local Advance Auto and told them this was my theory that I had discovered thru research. But the laugh was on them. It worked and cost me no more then the 15.00 cabin filter and a little of my time. About 30 minutes in all.
just making sure im correct before i do this, i just fuse all of the orange wires together and this will fix the problem. because i actually had an aftermarket stereo in my car and this happened the other day
This helped me out a lot I fixed it and I am a girl. However there was three orange wires that had corroded into. I connected the two bigger ones into the other end and it works. I guess the other one was supposed to go in there too but it works.
Lucky you didnt slice open the harness . However the fix is correct. thanks. Took me about 15 minutes to fix.
where about was the connection? I tore it up from the seat to the trunk and I couldn't find it
You got it correct but you do not need to cut the carpet. Just pull back the trim and the edge of the carpet. DO NOT CUT YOUR CARPET!
I just bought an impala 01. And i had the same problem but after changing the stereo, checking the wiring (as in the video) theres still power to the stereo and amplifier.. Havent checked the amplifer tho, anything else it could be?
What if I don't have an amp
some ppl will do the dumbest thing i swear to get to those wires haha
I have the same car and had the same problem. The wires that crossed were in my trunk tho. Easy fix nonetheless!!
Where at truck
Did you have power at the amp? With my I did. so I do not think at is my issue
I out subwoofer in a buddies car and when I did the door speakers stopped working and so didn't the door chime could this still be the problem?
I have a 04 impala with the same issue and I've checked for the wires and don't have them all I could find was a conection of blk wires. I undid the wiring harness from the dash to the speakers in the back and couldn't find them I also do not have the stock amp can someone help me.
What type of wire is that orange wir mine was so corroded I need to add a few more inches of wire
So I followed these directions, and now my radio simply has no power instead of no sound. Any help with this would be appreciated.
so do you connect the two wires that are dead together then connect both of those to the one that is hot when the key is on?
just pull back the carpet people. do not cut your floor. but just remove the door trim on that side. Good video though!
Thanks
So what did you do with the dead split wire? Do you just twist the 2 wires together and splice all three ends?
Yep
I can't seem to find where the orange wires meet up. I went all the way back until it got into the trunk. I have two different sets of black wires that are both spliced
Matthew Urban did u figure out your problem??
I didn't see the wires on my passenger side is there anywhere else I can look
What if you have no sound from the radio but you have door chime?
I have 2001 impala LS there is no orange wire going to 2 wires. No standing water and no corrosion. I think this only applies to base model impalas.
I fixed it I just bypassed the amp in the trunk it actually sounds better without it, you can buy a plug online or just use some old wire you have laying around. If you don't have those orange wires he's talking about this is the way to go. 2001 impala LS btw don't cut your carpet or take things apart check power at the amp in the trunk 1st. With a test light or multimeter.
You're not alone! I have a 2000 3.4l base Impala, and I don't have the 3 orange wires running together either! I tore the entire passenger side apart trying to find them, but they aren't there. I'm gonna try what Toad Phillips recommended and bypass the amp.
Wow man, why did you cut the carpet??? There is no screws.. just pop up the sill plate, pull the carpet back. WOW!
I looked at this possibility. but the screw heads were so badly corroded the screw driver was just eating the top of the screws. I would have had to drill them out. also the plastic is under laid to the plastic of the center post and wheel well interior cowl with means gutting the interior. i cut carpet. easier. YES you don't need to make as big of cut as i did obviously. a strait incision along the corner edge would be enough. so use my mistake as a learning experience as to where the harness is. when i did it i thought the harness was further in under floor pan.
No no, you dont need to cut anything, and there are no screws. not sure what screws youre referring to but all you do it pop up the seat (Just lift up hard it will pop out, and then pop up the trim near the door opening, You can just peel the carpet back without doing anything else. Ive done probably 20 of these things.
rtkota5point9 Thank you so much for the info about the back seat and the trim. Saved me big $$$.
@@transitman181 thanks mckenzie u ruined my carpet,showed my wife and she said I'm quite a carpet muncher, ha whatever that means 🤔,I replied yeah my 🥗 toss is better 😁 🍑
Go sara
Very good ur video
Help me a lot to fix my dads car we spend $110 u$ at the dealer thanks a lot 4 your video
If you have very low sound, it's your amp in the trunk
How do you fix this if it’s the amp in the trunk? I have very low, barely audible sound a Max volume. 2000 impala LS... AM stations work fine
I have the same problem...very, very low sound. Can I just replace the amp with a different brand?
New speakers and now door keeps chiming
Um first off are u Canadian ?
Second , I looked from the front floorboard to the trunk , I see 4 orange wires , not 1 that splits into 2. On top of that my amp only has 1 orange wire going to it. I saw the other 2 running into the on star. So where is this mysterious connection that has rotted "oat"
Did u find a fix
I'm curious as well because I too can not find the connection
Same problem too. Does anyone have answers?
Mine just went out .
couldnt you just take the trim off and pull the carpet back?
no. the screws were so badly rusted a driver wouldnt bit the screws. and the plastic might break. yes my way is a little barbaric but cheap. it works and still having no issues to this day.
Thank you for posting this video. This fixed the problem we were having with no sound or chimes for the doors. The engineers at GM are a bunch of idiots. Putting a splice where moisture can get to it, DUMB ASSES. Thanks again.
The trim pops off. No tools needed. Plastic button holds carpet . . . pops off also.
chevy impala are a pain. If your blinkers start malfunctioning you need to replace the hazard switch.
I HAD A RADIO PROBLEM,,PULLED THE FUSE AND CLEANED IT,,EVERY THING WORKS NOW!
The water lol
dude that water in your car is from a faulty cabin air filter rubber strip..I had the same prob easy fix its just a 5 dollar part...
small hole lol
good fix but cutting the carpet was not something you should do...
No help
Just get to the soulution not your shot experience