Steering wheel controls illumination

Chevyrida254 · October 24, 2017

I remember when my truck was untouched and new my steering wheel controls would light up but then I put an aftermarket stereo now my controls don’t light up anymore is there a fuse that I could replace for the back light to work ? 2014 Silverado crewcab

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Z2Z · October 25, 2017

My 14 did the same thing. I don’t think it’s as easy as a fuse. I remember that the instructions that came with both of the SWC adaptors it tried specifically mentioning that the back lighting would not longer work.

Until I got my 17, I honestly forgot that they used to light up and I had no issues just doing it by feel.

Chevyrida254 · October 25, 2017

My 14 did the same thing. I don’t think it’s as easy as a fuse. I remember that the instructions that came with both of the SWC adaptors it tried specifically mentioning that the back lighting would not longer work.

Until I got my 17, I honestly forgot that they used to light up and I had no issues just doing it by feel.

Yea that’s probably what mine said as well thanks for the reply

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Ravenkeeper · October 26, 2017

That's interesting to note. The only time I have seen mine not "light up," was about a year into ownership, and then I cleaned my steering wheel, removing dead skin cells and wife's makeup residue.

Recently, I was looking at replacing my stereo with one that has NAV and a 6-disc (MP3 compatible) changer in it, like my '10 Ridgeline did. But now, maybe, I'll put that one on the back burner, until I find one that I know for sure will work with everything else in my truck.