Hey guys, I am hoping to get some help here as I have exhausted all I know to do....
I purchased a 2007 Trailblazer 3 years ago and have fallen in love with the sound system. Here the factory specs and product number of the system I have...
15927261 AM/FM/CD6 2003-06 GM TRUCKS AND SUV
This the stock radio and it also comes with OnStar and XM, which I didn't activate. I had purchased an AUX system to play my Ipod through the dash from BestBuy about 4 months after the purchase of the vehicle....everything has been working well for 2 and a half years.....
I cranked it up the other day and noticed the lights were out on the radio. I pressed the power button and nothing happened. No power, no lights....but the red security light was flashing. I started to look up solutions on the internet and found a quick unlock option by pressing 5, the forward button and the power button but it was only unlocked for 5 minutes before turning off again.
I searched Youtube to see if anyone else had this problem and ran across some videos where you can remove the radio, open the radio and pull out a chip that disables the anti-theft system and returns the radio to working order....but they were on RDS systems from different chevy cars and from 2002-2005...so the chipboard was obviously different in mine. I am afraid to guess and just rip out a chip but apparently the radio is useless now anyway because I can't seem to unlock it.
I am trying to avoid the diagnosis fee of $120 bucks for them to tell me I need it recoded and matched back up with my VIN....I can get a really nice radio for that price. Has anyone else had this issue and what fixes have I missed?
I know someone will probably ask, "what happened to cause the radio to go off?" The only way I can explain it is this....I came home from work on Wednesday, listening to my iPod. Turned the car off, went inside and slept. The next morning, I started the car and the radio wasn't working...Thats about it.
Thanks for reading and taking the time to help.
