Escalade radio help

Tiny
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Radio will not turn on. I can eject CDs and nav. Disk but nothing comes on. Get a brief flicker of the button back light when you push the power on. Only other thing I can tell you is the battery died for the interior lights being on and after jump starting this has started. I have checked the under hood fuses and the ones in the left end panel of dash. Any thoughts?
Thursday, January 6th, 2011 AT 12:27 AM

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Tiny
FACTORYJACK
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Try first disconnecting the battery, and shorting the cables together to discharge power completely, and then reconnect. Possible logic fault due to the low voltage.
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Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 AT 6:43 AM
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I had to take mine to the shop and they reprogrammed the body module and it all works again. Almost $200 but at least all of my stuff works again
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:20 PM
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  • 210,000 MILES
2000 escalade windows, radio, and windshield wipers not working? I how I check the bcm and do I replace it
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Hello and thanks for donating

Did all of these components fail at the same time? Check the basics first (fuses, relays and wiring). If all is OK and they all failed at once most likely it is a computer issue. Let me know how the basics check out first.
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
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I have the exact same problem. It is very weird. I can hit the unlock button and sometimes that triggers the radio, wipers, and windows to start working again. I have checked the relays and fuses. So, where do/can I go from here?
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
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BRAD.1
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When the outside climate is warm the power windows, radio and windshild wipers do not work. Is there a relay or something that all three are conected to. Sometimes a vibration they will come on but when trying to use them they go off again.
Thanks for any help you can give me on this.
Brad
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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We have seen this before and have come to find thqat the ignition switch is burnt out on that ignition output part of the switch, try fiddling with the switch in acc and in run and see if they come on, if they do replace the ignition switch. Also check the fuses for power when the key is on and if no power then replace the ignition switch.
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
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FLCO
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I have been having a problem and I can't find the answer. My 1999 Escalade will at randowm lose power to the radio, electric windows and most of all windshield wipers. It does not do it daily just at random. I have replaced the electrical portion of the Ignition switch in the last week. On Sunday driving to church the same thing happened again. I also happened leaving church.

According to my friend who helped me with the electrical portion of the ignition switch, that is the only thing that ties in schematically to all three power sources. I need help quickly. Surely somebody else has had this problem before.

Thanks
Forrest
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
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FACTORYJACK
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Anoher possibility that could tie them all together is, they all go through the instrument panel fuse block. Make sure the connections at the rear of this panel are complete, and fully locked. In fact, disengage and engage them a couple times and see what happens.
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
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If it was a fuse problem, would it go off and on intermittentaly or completely stay off?
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
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FACTORYJACK
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If it was a fuse problem, it would be less than likely intermittent, I spoke of the connections in the rear of the fuse block. If you have a faulty connection or terminal, that could be intermittent in nature.
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
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I will check it out today and if it works I will post. Thanks.
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
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Did the issue every get resolved.
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
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HEATHER-N-KY
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I have a 99 escalade and it has the bose system in it the stereo comes on and works but it does not put out any sound when I cross wire it threw the wiring harness it puts out sound butas soon as I take it out it does not work anymore but when I was cross wiring it I was using a after market stereo cause the factory one woud not let yoou cross wire it due to the protecton on it can you please help
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
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Don't know, never heard back.
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
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I don't understand the 'cross wiring' aspect. If you wire in an aftermarket stereo and it plays, you could have a faulty radio producing no audio outputs to the amplifier. A faulty amplifier would also be suspect, but if changing a stereo causes audio, it confirms the amplifier is functional. The amplifier is powered by the cigar lighter fuse in the i/p fuse block, that is worth a check as well.
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
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No when we coss wire it is is not threw the amp so with the bose system u have to run threw the amp or it sounds like a cracker box oh it sounds offeal so we cross wire on the out put side of the amp where all the speakers run to the pug in harness.
I need to see if anyone else has had this problem and what did they do to fix it
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
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I just purchased this truck. The owner before me had a system in it. They had the radio unhooked when I got. It. We have plugged everything back up and now it will not come on. HELP! (The tilt screen will work but that it)
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Check fuse 41 under hood if that is good see if a local garage can reprogram your radio otherwise a dealer will have to do it. It is doing this because the guy replaced it with another radio system.
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
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2007 escalade radio will not turn on. I can eject CDs and nav. Disk but nothing comes on. Get a brief flicker of the button backlight when you push the power on. Only other thing I can tell you is the battery died for the interior lights being on and after jump starting this has started. I have checked the under hood fuses and the ones in the left end panel of dash. Any thoughts?
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