Tech II / VIN Relearn for OEM factory radio

[slamkeys]

Actually I think the red blinking light issue was already explained in this topic:

 

Condition/Concern:

 

Some owners may comment that the red radio theft LED does not flash after replacing and programming the radio. This may be due to the "enable counter" internal to the radio not being reset to 0 counts from the exchange center.

 

Recommendation/Instructions:

 

During normal driving, the counter will count down to 0 after enough ignition cycles. If an owner is requesting the LED to operate immediately, the ignition key will need to by cycled up to 255 times on/off to clear the manufactures "enable counter". To count as a key cycle, the ignition must be left in the run and off positions for least 3 second each time. On then Off is considered to be 1 count.

 

 

It appears that the red light will eventually start blinking after the required number of ignition cycles has been reached. Time will tell.

[alex1986]

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[talkswithtrees]

After reading all the posts here I have a question. I am going to change the Battery in my 2007 Monte Carlo, and I have the RDS radio with CD player. My question is this----If I use a good battery and run a good heavy duty jumper to the back side of the positve cable and one to the negative cable and keep everything powered up during the battery swap, will that prevent my radio from going to the locked state?

 

[gmtech4]

Nope

[talkswithtrees]

It just makes sense to me that if I keep the eprom in the radio and the bcm ignighted that it would not lose any info, my understanding of the system that is in the Monte Carlo (which is vin recognition that it should work) I just think that Gm has performed some very strong engineering nightmares on their vehicles, and at this Point I am thinking that I may not ever buy a GM product again which is not my point it is just that it is pure nonsense to have to go thru something like this just to change a fricking battery. I will let u all know if it works for me because I do believe I am going to try it that way, can"t hurt at this point because if as you are saying that it will not work, I will have to spend 100.00 bucks anyway to fix it (crossing my fingers)

[talkswithtrees]

^^^ My brotha from anotha mutha.

 

People wonder why we do everything in our power to AVOID the dealer. I've had it with all the BS involved in these new vehicles. Last time I brought mine to the dealer for warranty work (pulsating brakes ... with 50 ... YES FIFTY ... miles on it) the lot tech thought he was driving a Volt, & dragged the whole passenger side of the box across the garage door!! After I called asking why it's taking over a day to fix a simple brake problem, the gave me the great news. Then they give it back to me ... looking like an 8 year old buffed it out. Needed 3D glasses to look at it in the sun!! WTF ....

 

You'd think for $40 + grand GM would at least cut us a break, & make a few simple, easy to diagnose systems ... or maybe ones that acutally lasted a year or more ...

 

If I can't figure a system out, it gets bypassed. If too many systems fail, it goes on ebay piece by piece. I'm done with this crap - why deal with it? I'll pick up a nice rust free 40 year old car from down south or out west. Problems solved, cheap insurance, cheap taxes, cheap purchase with ZERO payments. If it breaks down, I fix it on the side of the road with pliers and a flat head screwdriver. It's a win-win.

 

You guys have WAY more patience than I have. I'd have fixed that radio with the 12 gauge ....

I agree with you I am done with these new cars, even some vasoline would not help. I have an old 86 Chevy truck that I payed 2500.00 for 8 years ago and I puit a new crate motor and crate tranny in it some new upolestry all for less than 3000.00 and it is like new, very dependable and has never broke down in any way shape or form and as you say, if it were to break down I could probably fix it on the side of the road and move on. it cost me 12 dollars a month for insurance. would not trade it for any new truck on the dealers lot even if it was an even swap --By the way u can just barely see the piece of crap Monte Carlo setting behind my old truck