'14 Chevy Impala - Battery Dies Overnight

'14 Chevy Impala - Battery Dies Overnight - Part II

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28 күн бұрын

In a previous video we had a look at a customer's Impala that kept killing the battery overnight. It's time to get to the bottom of this and get the vehicle fixed once and for all.
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@joeroggenbeck8444 27 күн бұрын

Eric isn't just a great technician - he stands by a code of honor. SALUTE!

@billmalec 27 күн бұрын

65 years old here. We were the original 'kids' that changed out our car stereos because the original ones sucked. When we say sucked we mean SUCKED. Most all new stuff sounds ok. The stuff then was beyond horrible. But, when we changed our stereos all we needed was power, ground, right and left channel wires for rear speakers(front ones if you were really cool !! 😄). Those were the days of Pioneer Supertuners and 6x9 speakers.... And a little thing we called.... FREEDOM!

@ronwade2206 27 күн бұрын

B00mer!😊

@billmalec 27 күн бұрын

@@ronwade2206 BOOM

@garyv8104 27 күн бұрын

I remember those days as well. 73 Camaro with a pioneer super tuner with 6 x 9 speakers was the best stereo system I had back then until someone stole it 😮

@ronaldbrown5745 27 күн бұрын

In the day it was easy to replace the radio to a high quality unit and this caused radio theft, so the manufactures made it difficult to use a stolen radio!

@brucewilson2268 27 күн бұрын

I have to agree but it’s not over yet the replacement radio needs to be Programed to work ,which is another specific reason you have to know what your doing. Hats off to South Main Auto

@plumbum48 27 күн бұрын

Eric, Please allow me to congratulate you for your patience and drive to provide service to your customers that goes above and beyond the norm. Rare to find a mechanic that would spend the time you did in sourcing, installing and programming a discontinued electrical component for an elderly couple. This let them keep their perfectly serviceable (and paid for) auto on the road for far, far less than the cost to junk it and buy another one. You are a wonderful asset to your town.

@fastglassman624 27 күн бұрын

Hey, some of us watching here are from the dial phone era, and we're standing right here! 😂 Actually, Eric, you went above and beyond to serve these "elderly" folks with their pristine Impala, while GM and almost every other service shop, no longer gives a damn. But, this is just the usual response from South Main Auto.👍

@robertprelewitz4511 27 күн бұрын

Dial-up phone and a party line. 😮

@emmettturner9452 27 күн бұрын

@@robertprelewitz4511He doesn’t mean “dial-up.” He means ROTARY dial. ;) That said, I was born in the ‘80s and grew up with a rotary phone supplied by the phone company. Heck, even when we got a push-button phone we had to set it to pulse dial because it was cheaper than touch tone.

@stewart6315 Ай бұрын

I'm a GM guy and that is pretty shitty for a company to quit supporting electronics on a 10 yr old vehicle. I hear it more and more that we live in a "throw away" society and I'm starting to believe it. Great job on going the extra mile like usual to help these folks out. Your locals don't realize how lucky they are to have you and your shop! Hopefully they do! Thanks for taking us along as always!

@waynesanders1406 27 күн бұрын

They're going to slowly go out of business in the US. Just like Sears. I've noticed the majority of their patrons are baby boomers that still think these are American cars. Their revenue income is soon to fall through the floor. They intentionally make things take a long time and complicated so no one can fix them except experts with an array of tools. It takes 3 hours to configure the radio so they can charge 5 hours of free labor for it to sit in the bay without being worked on. And since that one came from a yard and is probably equally as worn, that won't last long before it gives out either. Planned obselesence at its work. GM products are the Chinesium of the auto industry. It would seem to me that the failure is a cheaper quality circuit board component like a capacitor or transistor that has burned out, which means the next will do the same (it's not an external cause of failure). I'm surprised with that being a 2014 up in the NY area that there aren't others that it has occurred to and been identified in warmer states where components will likely burn out faster.

@MrSmeagolsGhost 27 күн бұрын

Can you explain what “woke” is and what it has to do with a car radio ? I haven’t come across that term before. Thanks.

@Boga217 27 күн бұрын

The other day I had a 2006 bmw 750li..gps navigation disc reader in trunk was drawing battery..bmw still had it amazingly...4500 bucks...omg😮but they had it amazingly.

@rodparker4514 27 күн бұрын

Why are you a GM guy ?

@captaindunsell8568 27 күн бұрын

The law only requires them to manufacture parts for 7 years …

@shawn_530 27 күн бұрын

It’s appalling that a 10 year old vehicle would be suggested to be scrapped by the manufacturer because the radio is causing an issue to make it not driveable. Shame on GM. Unfortunately it’s a reflection of the planned obsolescence that is permeating everything today. Kudos to you, Eric, for going the extra mile

@kevinbarry71 27 күн бұрын

To be fair, General Motors only expects their cars to last five years maximum

@fulf 27 күн бұрын

And its usally after 10years or so the electronics fails.😊

@milfordcivic6755 27 күн бұрын

The dealership is not the manufacturer. They aren't interested in taking on difficult problems like this, because it's time consuming and they can't shove as many vehicles through the shop. Most stealerships screw up oil changes and tire rotations, nevermind troubleshooting wiring.

@RL-xb4gz 27 күн бұрын

The ten year thing is because there got many many car lots full of cars they didn't sell

@lynnryckman7300 27 күн бұрын

You'd be surprised how many parts number changes in any model year and series run. Yes I agree putting all electronics into a series ring is problematic but the customer wants a one touch screen and steering column controls,easy peasy world . Simple is better but it's not going to happen when almost everyone wants complex gizmos.

@captaindunsell8568 27 күн бұрын

Going the extra mile for your neighbors is a class act …

@robertquast9684 27 күн бұрын

In the old days we used to fear the mechanic saying it needs a computer. Now it needs a radio is the kiss of death😂. The days of the 100$ Best Buy radio have left us behind

@calholli 27 күн бұрын

I was partial to the Pioneer at walmart. lol. Actually, I installed a lot of different brands over the years. My favorite was Aiwa.

@stu8575 28 күн бұрын

GM: "Sure, we can provide you with a radio that works properly. It's attached to a brand new car, and will only cost you about $40,000 more than carrying a portable battery powered radio in your car." Great job going Way above and beyond to help these folks! Keep up the good work!

@milfordcivic6755 27 күн бұрын

GM junk

@chrisbrown4570 27 күн бұрын

$40,000??? My friend you haven't visited a dealer lately have you? Try $60000 ish! It's crazy.

@courtneyjones4472 27 күн бұрын

Don't worry, in 10 years, that new radio in that new car will go sideways too!

@afellowinnewengland6142 27 күн бұрын

@@chrisbrown4570 Where are you guys shopping?? A new Chevy Equinox at my local dealer is $32,000.

@zephyrsman 27 күн бұрын

I usually use my phone, and listen using I❤ Radio.

@RipCityBassWorks 27 күн бұрын

You went above and beyond to verify that diagnosis, that was an amazing test.

@rickharper1497 27 күн бұрын

It's not only GM, ALL the car companies are in on it. Another form of planned obsolescence. We live in a wicked, greedy world. Your willingness to help is a blessing to your community. We all appreciate you!!

@tjroelsma 27 күн бұрын

Yes, and this isn't the only way to do just that. Some car manufacturers use the "separate control module and separate display" trick, others use the 1,5 DIN or some different size and most of them have the radio hooked into everything, like this Chevy has. The world is rapidly getting worse indeed.

@Qusin111 27 күн бұрын

100%

@JoseJimeniz 27 күн бұрын

Someone has to pay to keep 20 years worth of stock of parts that will probably never get used. Which is the perfect job for a government: - raise your taxes - in order to buy every part, of every car, ever produced - sit on the tens of trillions of dollars worth of inventory for 20 years - and after 20 years, all unsold stuff in the government warehouse can be landfilled. For example the 2014 Chevy Malibu sold 188,519 units. - Assuming 3 radio replacements per vehicle over the next 20 years, - thats 565,557 radios. - at arond $650 per unit That's $367M worth of 2014 Chevy Malibu radios. In 2014, the United States sold 16.5M passenger vehicles. Assuming similar cost for radios, that works out to around $10.725B to store radios for every vehicle sold in the United States per year, or $214.5 billion for 20 years worth of radios. - Multiply that by ever part - for every vehicle ever sold and you can ballpart how much income taxes need to be raised. Unless you can think of a better solution.

@williamsommariva7488 26 күн бұрын

Can't put in an new better radio like in the 80s?

@tjroelsma 26 күн бұрын

@@williamsommariva7488 Depending on how deeply GM has "integrated" the radio into the board system(s), and Eric says it IS pretty deeply integrated, the ECU might constantly flash the error light when mounting a different radio. So unless someone can hack the ECU and program it to ignore the radio, that would be very annoying.

@trotva 27 күн бұрын

My first 3-4 cars all had AM only radios. The first thing I did was replace them with AM/FM 8 track, then AM/FM cassette. It was a rite of passage growing up in the seventies. That and adding fog lights. We first installed the radio, new and more speakers. That way we could have tunes playing while working on the fog lights. I never had a lot of money so all the cars I got were well used. I would install the radio, lights, clean and wax the car, change oil, lube and write down anything else I needed to do. All done in the driveway or curb in front of the house. Cars are a lot safer than back then. But they are so technically advanced, most young people can't work on them like I did. You showed this so well with the radio issue.

@Dirtyharry70585 27 күн бұрын

Still have the 100w amp from my ‘70 Montego in the basement, don’t know why -that was 1979

@thomaswilson8634 27 күн бұрын

I still have my clarion cassette tape am /fm stereo with 200 w amp equalizer and 2 three way jenson 6x9 and 2 6vinch door Jensen speakers@Dirtyharry70585

@Sojourning_ 27 күн бұрын

I'm with you trotva, although, I never was much of radio guy, any car / truck that had an AM radio, generally was in our price range, used. I gone back to washing our car and pick up truck, even though there is a car wash across the road from us. Being 75, by the grace of GOD I'm still good enough to do that. the car is a 2010 Equinox, the truck is a 2015 Chevy 4x, LTZ. We use Meguiar's gold car wash

@neiltheplayer 27 күн бұрын

Craig PowerPLay. burned out a few in my time

@kevinrenn9123 27 күн бұрын

On a lot of the new vehicles, you can no longer put in an aftermarket radio system as they are used by and/or control several other modules in the car so you must replace it with the way overpriced factory equipment

@richard1835 Ай бұрын

Its just amazing how complicated radio installs can be these days. You did something very few shops would even bother with.

@sidvis7235 26 күн бұрын

Boy, talk about going above and beyond! That lady is blessed to have S. Main Auto in her vicinity! Good job, Eric. You've got a friend for life!

@SteveLowe65 27 күн бұрын

I hate new cars. Eric, you are a great man for solving this problem for that couple. Kudos.

@DeeSea3 27 күн бұрын

The amount of dedication to helping these people get their problem fixed is incredible, and shows how much character you have. Bravo 👏

@kensimpson8133 27 күн бұрын

It is almost like car manufactures are purposely trying to screw their customers.

@pawns2prizes 27 күн бұрын

Yeah.. weird, huh? Ha!

@jerrycoon3369 27 күн бұрын

They are. Absolutely

@calholli 27 күн бұрын

Now really screw.. but milk, like a cow

@michaelreeves8164 27 күн бұрын

Sounds very Apple-ish.

@knowone6214 27 күн бұрын

Ya Think????LOL

@oldman9642 27 күн бұрын

Eric, this is the reason I follow you. Any other “mechanic” would have simply said I can’t help you. You went WAY above and beyond for your customer. Kudos.

@the_bishop 27 күн бұрын

You run one hell of a shop, Mr. O. Not many shops would have put the time and footwork in to finding a replacement radio module.

@kurtb3606 26 күн бұрын

The level of expertise of mechanical, electrical and electronics knowledge is nothing less than incredibly impressive!

@pyralux01 27 күн бұрын

I didn't need any more reasons to hate GM but the list continues to grow....nice video....

@DinDooIt 27 күн бұрын

When corporations are deemed "too big to fail" by our illustrious leaders, they do whatever TF they want because they don't GAF about anything but their bonuses from OUR TAX DOLLARS!!

@JT-LV 27 күн бұрын

I think you’d be surprised how quickly all manufacturers stop making parts. 2 to 10 years is the norm. For kicks I looked up radio control models for a few 10 year old vehicles, including a Taurus, and saw “item not available “ from some ford dealerships. A few were still available. But I’d bet it’s down to shelf stock.

@lynnryckman7300 27 күн бұрын

All manufacturers have issues.

@Ghauster 27 күн бұрын

Chips have a production cycle measured in a few years. The replacement chip often doesn't have the same pin pattern. This is done on purpose.

@mungtor 27 күн бұрын

I would have spliced a toggle switch into that red/violet power line and just lived with that, but you went above and beyond. Crazy how hard it was for you, and it would be practically impossible for somebody without your industry knowledge and connections to pull off.

@cameraalton8754 27 күн бұрын

I Was thinking the same. Or upgrade the unit to a modern retro fit.

@henrydunbar397 27 күн бұрын

Or even better, an old school relay and you wouldn't need to remember to switch it off and on.

@Slicerwizard 27 күн бұрын

Nah, just reroute the radio power lead to a fuse that has accessory power. Car off = radio de-powered.

@mph5896 27 күн бұрын

Could run a relay to switched ignition power. But that would prob clear out radio memory every time you turned it back on.

@thomasklein9766 27 күн бұрын

I remember a time when the key was off everything was off, except you could still use the flashers and headlights.

@hammermekanik 27 күн бұрын

Just by the chance that no one has told you today, You're awesome.

@keithbeckmann5668 27 күн бұрын

Outstanding Diagnosis!!! There is no one else that was gonna go this far into getting this fixed. You earned your GOLD STAR for the month, and deserve a little extra loving from the wife.

@douglash3129 Ай бұрын

Eric, you are an outstanding person, Tech, neighbor, local grease monkey, what ever these people don't know how lucky they are! What you just did is way above and beyond, You should get some kind of award for what lengths you go to for your customers! And I'm glad to have watched this! You are a good Man Eric O.💯%👍👍👍

@robiecarmichael9958 27 күн бұрын

As always you go the extra mile! You are so correct a 10 year old car with 45K and near impossible to repair the radio! Makes you say REALLY GM! As always great diagnostics, commentary, education, and most of all customer service. Thank you Eric.

@jaxsonhugh9334 27 күн бұрын

JC Whitney??? HOLLY COW that place brings back old memories. I use to go to the original location in downtown Chicago when I was younger….

@repro7780 26 күн бұрын

Remember Kraco? Pyramid? Alpine? Lots of great stereos back then, some not so much....

@SouthMainAuto 26 күн бұрын

@@repro7780 GET SOME BAZOOKA BASS TUBES! Oh and a 400watt Kraco amp !

@davidbaldwin2729 26 күн бұрын

yes I would go there too in the 60's and 70's, their retail in person business was called Warshawsky and sons, on south state street right where archer ave begins. I first went there at age 14 taking 2 buses from the north side to buy a model T buzzing spark coil which had a wooden case. you could connect it to a 6 volt "lantern" battery and it would make quite a spark which would make beautiful purple lightning inside of clear incandescent light bulbs. it might have been a science project or maybe I had seen the bride of Frankenstein on tv. Bought a new Holley for my first car there 10 years later, a 1955 ford country sedan with a Y block. been wrenching on old stuff ever since. good times

@keithsanders9396 24 күн бұрын

@@SouthMainAuto I always wanted the cat that you put in the back window whose eyes would blink with the turn signal.

@robertabbott8402 25 күн бұрын

Saint Eric! The Patron Saint for Lost Automotive Causes...Going the extra mile! Eric... You're a gem!

@danlemke6407 Ай бұрын

The "Elderly"? I resemble that remark! You can't hurt our feelings on new tech. We know the phone isn't on the wall anymore, and thankfully we don't have to keep phone numbers in our heads anymore either. I ran into one with a parasitic draw and while I could find the leg with the draw, there was too much aftermarket tinkering done with the wiring to go any further. Fixed the other issue and told the guy "yep, you're right... It's broke and we can't fix that problem." As a geezer, I'm not afraid to tell someone that it is above my pay grade. Could we have found the problem? I think so. Would it be worth the hours? Not on that rig. Thanks Mr O. Love your vids.

@CraigGrant-sh3in 27 күн бұрын

It's embarrassing. I'm 65. I remember my phone number we had when I was growing up , my number I had when I was married over 20 years ago. My former brides relatives who live out of state but when someone ask me for my current cell phone number it's , ummm?

@rocketscientist007 27 күн бұрын

@@CraigGrant-sh3in Short term memory fades quickly; long term memory is more permanent. Some call it CRS disease. BTW, who ever calls themselves, so why would you need to remember your own phone number?

@russdavis1960 27 күн бұрын

I have a phone on the wall.... and also a rotary desk top phone from 1963. My newest vehicle is a 1993 model. I have no use for anything newer. None of my vehicles even have power windows... let alone air bags or ABS. I'm perfectly content with what vehicles i have and can still get parts for them... (plus i have my own 'inventory' of 'parts vehicles')..

@KStewart-th4sk 25 күн бұрын

@@rocketscientist007 Hmm, why would one need to know their own phone number? Better think that over again! It's pretty obvious, i have a crappy memory, but still know that one.

@milesmahan 27 күн бұрын

I truly luv that you answer to a higher power, go the xtra mile to sleep at night, and wake up knowing you're living the best you you can do..rock on brotherman~!

@MurphyTheBandChild 27 күн бұрын

Watching these videos makes me want to drive something from the 1960s.

@gungadinn 27 күн бұрын

For years I drove older cars and trucks. I never purchased a alternator, starter, brake wheel cylinders or disc brake calipers, I rebuilt them. You turned drums and rotors. Today, try finding a brush kit and rectifier for a alternator, or a brush kit or a Bendix drive for a starter? I have the question the idiocy of installing a fuse panel under the hood that isn't sealed against the elements on a new car or replacing a display on one of the new trucks. Besides creature comforts and the ability of new vehicles to go 50-75k miles between tune-ups, I don't want to go back to old cars and trucks, except as a SHTF vehicle, and that one will be a 12 valve Cummins all mechanical diesel truck. Push start, no electric required.

@Taillighttim26 27 күн бұрын

I would rather have an old school muscle car myself but too hard to get. But I do have a 92 iroc z not completely old school but I use it as a week end cruiser and racer

@georgewhiteman7341 27 күн бұрын

What I wouldn't give to have my '63 Galaxy fastback. It had its idiosyncrasies but I could live with them and work on it most of the time.

@GunfighterWyo 27 күн бұрын

Eric is our man! He fixes GM and gets cars back on the road.

@trekOCLVone 27 күн бұрын

You went to the end of the earth to get this Impala back up to spec. You earned a double gold star. Now go eat some cake and celebrate. Ya-done-good there Mr. O.

@mikemiller3565 Ай бұрын

Not JC Whitney but maybe crutchfield. That’s a blast from the past.

@SouthMainAuto Ай бұрын

Both great places from the past!

@douglash3129 Ай бұрын

I just got an e-mail yesterday that J.C. Whitney is back!

@jamescaron6465 27 күн бұрын

@@SouthMainAuto Crutchfield is still around. I put apple play radios in my wife's Matrix and Discovery and in my 2011 F-150 plus a fresh set of speakers because the factory ford speakers suck.

@petermccoll469 26 күн бұрын

Great diagnoses and repair. Finding a way to repair the car when the manufacture can't or won't. Excellent!

@65cbtengr 27 күн бұрын

Eric, your one in a million. No mechanic around where I live would ever go to that length to diag or even think about fixing that issue. Great to see a true craftsmen who is an expert in his field. Your the man.

@brucehobbs1734 Ай бұрын

You are the best. You go way beyond the extra mile. 🎉🎉

@65bugnut 27 күн бұрын

Great job Mr O. I'm sure that your customer appreciates your efforts to help them. Sadly the service that you provide is the exception, and not the norm.

@jonminer9891 26 күн бұрын

Hi, Mr. O. Thanks for doing a good deed for the old folks. I am an old folk myself, and I appreciate it too. Thanks for sharing! Stay Healthy!

@watajob 26 күн бұрын

What a crock o' shit! Even Crutchfield says, "Sorry, lady. No can do." Bless you for going WAY above and beyond to help these folks.

@davidkasperek3907 27 күн бұрын

Outstanding service and dedication to solving a problem for a customer. Using your God given talents to the max every day! 👍👍👍

@jg6142 27 күн бұрын

Unfortunately this is the new America throw away everything after 7-10 years. Sad😮 Great skills Mr O

@kurtb3606 26 күн бұрын

Eric, your experience and troubleshooting skills are next to none, but also having the ability to run the camper and provide the level of intricacy is amazing. Thank you!

@Ricky-kp5ys 27 күн бұрын

Thank you for taking care of us older folks God bless you

@johnhenon1464 27 күн бұрын

Eric you are the man it is all about taking care of your customers. The big 3 don't care about anything but the dollar

@paulsullivan6392 27 күн бұрын

Talk about customer service....very few shop owners would expend this effort to take care of their customer. Well done sir...well done.

@jimburgess9205 27 күн бұрын

Eric, you went above and beyond to help those folks. Very impressive diagnosis and repair.

@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524 27 күн бұрын

Great tenacity to chase down that part to help the old folks out. Great diagnostic too!

@davidjones8680 27 күн бұрын

Top job, i admire your tenacity and willingness to keep your customers happy, especially so for us 'extra mature' one's.

@buffdelcampo 27 күн бұрын

This is exactly why I'm spending some time on my '72 Plymouth Valiant. It's a southern car, so no rust at all. New brake system, front end bushings, fresh slant 6 engine and some comfortable seats. The transmission is already awesome. It doesn't need a radio but I guess I could install one. It wouldn't hurt to plug the hole in the dash. And best of all, no electronic parking brake that sets itself without touching the switch. Dealers can't find the problem with the parking brake on my 2016 Mazda so I live with an occasional rear wheel lockup. The parking brake on the Valiant is mechanical. Yep, I'm older and I like this simple stuff.

@tom5cox 27 күн бұрын

Still wish I had my 69 valiant!

@rickinoakville1549 26 күн бұрын

I had a 76 Volare, is the radio the type with the Volume and Tuning side by side? Just curious

@robertfinnerty7201 26 күн бұрын

I complement you for doing the right thing when 98% of the shops would have just said I can't help you. At the end of the day you are the highly skilled mechanic because of the difficult repairs you take on and finish. This is true in every field of work. If you only do the easy work and never get out of your comfort zone you become stagnant where you are and just stop learning. I learn a new thing from you every week and continue to do the work in my profession that nobody wants to, can do, or will do. By doing this "crappy work" it leads to a lot of easy work without haggling and long term customers. Thank you for the funny educational videos. Hey it's that guy!!!

@RaymondEldridge-lm8dk 26 күн бұрын

Your one of the best diagnostic mechanics I ever saw 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@walkingman9171 27 күн бұрын

This video is a great explanation of why I will "Never" own a new vehicle or anything in the last 15 or so years.

@davesipsy7587 27 күн бұрын

435k on my 2002 Tundra. 303K on my 2005 Sequoia. Over half a million on my 1994 Isuzu Trooper. .And this is EXACTLY why I keep them all.

@phillipfritz7014 27 күн бұрын

Can't agree with you more but man, that’s a whole lot of miles and time spent in a vehicle. Ever have time to do anything other than sit behind the wheel...asking for a friend lol

@calholli 27 күн бұрын

340k on my 97 Isuzu Rodeo 5spd 4x4.. almost as much on my 2002 F350 7.3L diesel 6spd 4x4. I certainly will not be selling either one myself. They are both built like tractors with manual transfer cases. You can't buy this kind of reliability anymore.

@karlkohm3369 27 күн бұрын

My guess is you guys don't live in the Rust Belt of New England. My 2000 F150 200K is on the last year of existence because of the wonderful new corrosive road chemicals being used rust the frame, supports and metal faster than I can keep up. My 1999 Wrangler 150k only fairing slightly better but I expect I will have to replace the frame in few years. I installed aftermarkets Radios with Bluetooth in both which this video creates the argument to keep them on the road until I die by replacing the steel. My 2014 Honda 80K could be obsolete this year !

@davesipsy7587 26 күн бұрын

@@phillipfritz7014😬 - Ex-wife, three boys, current GF, her three kids.... Lots of help stacking miles on all the above.

@danial1229 26 күн бұрын

Way to go Eric, went the extra mile again. Most shops "Hey Lady, You have a bad radio control module, good luck." Nice work.

@tomcardale5596 27 күн бұрын

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we had radios that fitted in to a standard shaped slot in the dash and connected in to stardard connectors so that you could swap it easily and keep it up do date? Oh wait...

@cameraalton8754 27 күн бұрын

To be frank I was surprised that it was never mentioned that this might be a good time to "upgrade" their radio. I put an ATOTO in mine. Just saying. What do I know.

@chrissmithz314 Ай бұрын

23:00 Sad of GM to do that especially when you consider that outside the salt belt, those cars will be on the road a lot longer than they are in the PRNY.

@StB55-oi9yp 27 күн бұрын

God bless you for taking care of these older folks. I know you would do it for anyone, but going through all you did and not just send them on their way is commendable. You have really banked a lot of Karma points, my man.

@mortoncopeland9905 27 күн бұрын

Your persistence dedication and integrity to fix a customer’s car especially elderly folks makes for truly enjoyable video thank you !!

@geneirwin645 21 күн бұрын

Job well done Eric! Not many people would go this far out of their way to help someone in the position your customer was in. Kudos to you sir!

@PhillipBailey 29 күн бұрын

Excellent resolution! I have installed a key switched relay to interrupt the power to the radio when the ignition is shut off. The only lost feature will be the radio staying on after turning the key off until you open a door.

@cmans79tr7 27 күн бұрын

Ha! Maybe to prevent this very problem is why Honda designed my wife's 2016 Accord to (annoyingly, I might add) turn the radio off after hitting the stop engine button 🤔

@hypocriticalharambe8274 27 күн бұрын

That is my go to for odd power draws in vehicles that are older then 15 years. But I hide them near the fuse box or in if I can.

@rnahrgang 26 күн бұрын

I know it's not Eric O's style to do that, but that was the thought that came to me as well. Here in rural MN, where some of the cars are a bit more used up, I could definitely envision a generic toggle switch drilled into the dashboard too!

@PhillipBailey 26 күн бұрын

@rnahrgang that's something Ivan would do I'll bet.

@evanch123456 27 күн бұрын

Eric is so thorough I love it. An inspiration for us all to be better people!

@misterhat5823 27 күн бұрын

Every time I see one of these I just become more motivated to keep my '94 going.

@martinsechrist1393 26 күн бұрын

Another awesome job. I am one of those older people who miss the simplicity of simple cars. I fantasize about getting my 1963 F100 which I drove in high school and putting it back on the road, just to have a vehicle that I don't need a preflight list to start up on drive. Ignition key, light switch, choke and two knobs you could pull to open a little vent down by your feet. Nothing else. Points, plugs, condenser, rotor, cap and wires, and adjust the valves.... nothing else! Maybe I will miss the heater and AC, but there is something appealing about nothing else to think about.

@user-hg7kv6pw6w 27 күн бұрын

You went above and beyond what most shops would have done for that customer. Reminds me of an issue I had with my 2000 Toyota Sienna that had a relatively minor parasitic draw of only around 75 mA, but enough to kill the battery which was 3 years old and the car was driven infrequently. I traced it down to the aftermarket radio the previous owner had installed in the car. Replaced the radio with an original Toyota radio I got off eBay for 40 bucks and all was well. I went back to look at the service records the previous owner had included when they sold the car and they had reported a "hard starting" problem 3 months after they had installed this aftermarket radio. The place they took it to fired off their parts cannon and replace the starter, battery, and a few other parts. Of course, the issue appeared fixed as the new battery was good enough to mask the draw as long as the car was driven frequently. Once the battery gets old and tired, especially if the car is not driven daily, the issue came back for me. What you had to go through to fix the problem tells me that for all these newer cars it will be beyond the capability of most DIY guys.

@electrake2063 27 күн бұрын

It would have been great if you could have opened up the old radio module to see if these was a bad component visible, or corrosion causing the current draw. Based on the location I'm guessing it wasn't corrosion - my bet is on a bad capacitor on the board conducting all the time - a quick glance with an IR camera probably would have identified the bad component.

@jimclifford1241 26 күн бұрын

These two videos were amazing! Thank you for being who you are, doing what you do and for sharing your stuff with the rest of us. You're an American treasure Sir!

@zr1sparky1 27 күн бұрын

All I can say is what a blessing you are to your community every community should have a mechanic is faithful and trustworthy as you

@davidkaminski615 27 күн бұрын

I'm so glad my 20 year old Toyota has a double-DIN slot. And the Chinese box I put in seven years ago still works perfectly!

@Intabih Ай бұрын

8:20 A trend setter! It is fun to see how someone else puzzles their way through issues.

@Intabih Ай бұрын

18:15 Electronic Jibbily-bits.

@jpol3808 26 күн бұрын

HEY HEY... SIT DOWN UP FRONT! ERIC'S BACK WITH PART 2!👍🏁👏👍🏁👏

@RM..... 26 күн бұрын

Way to go GM. What a joke of a company . Awesome job Eric finding and fixing the problem.

@johnpereira822 Ай бұрын

Wow way to go Mr O the way you went above and beyond to help that couple out. Most shops i know wouldn’t do that

@MARTINA-gc3tq 27 күн бұрын

Having identified the power supply wire you could have installed an audio kill switch for peanuts. Plus the radio memory battery fails after many years . A replacement might have been a cure for the power draw.

@craigwalker6513 27 күн бұрын

thanks for helping us poor seniors that don't need half the crap automakers are forcing on us.

@Black3ternity 6 күн бұрын

Man - you went to such length to fiy a radio where every other shop would have told then to pound sand. Kudos to you and thanks for showing us how it's done - from the technical side but also from the human, social side!

@SuperDave71176k 27 күн бұрын

They quit supporting the radio because they have a new headquarters building to pay for.I hope those new background flutters don't create a new draw problem.Great job .Congrats for not needing Ivan

@onthewayup 27 күн бұрын

Eric.....JC Whitney? lol... I havent heard that name for quite some time.. You are showing your age. ha. Keep up the great videos....please

@wbrowning52ify 27 күн бұрын

The way you go above and beyond that which most shops would go is a testament to your integrity. Good job. You are inspiring.

@highvoltage104 27 күн бұрын

Eric you go above and beyond to help people with their car troubles.

@keithbednar6814 Ай бұрын

Seems like that is a common problem with the Impala's. I had 2014 LTZ with the same problem. It acted funny and I was not laughing. My last modern day Chevy.

@JeffreyGroves Ай бұрын

I'd be interested in whether someone like Mr Carleson's Lab or your guy who rebuilds modules could do a component-level fix on that radio.

@garysparks2681 27 күн бұрын

I think a lot of us older - 75-85 yo - guys still don't think in the modular frame of mind. "Back in the Day", the radio WAS the module that everything else was built into. Now the radio is just a module, in with a group of other modules? All talking over Ethernet, or something like it. Yep, That's progress for ya..😀😀 I really do love these videos. Still learning.

@rickcoleman8903 26 күн бұрын

You do go above and beyond for your customers great customer service and troubleshooting.

@michaelashcraft2028 Ай бұрын

Wow is all i can say to this vid troubleshooting your tail off and good work thankyou sir

@richard1835 Ай бұрын

Thank you SMA

@ricktotty2283 27 күн бұрын

Good Job! What some of your viewers don’t understand is that dealerships work on flat rate. It pays two tenths for one step of a diagnostic scenario and four tenths the next under warranty. I pretty sure the of time you spent on this diagnosis is not really going to meet you any money. When you go into a dealership with a 10 year old car, most of the diagnostic experience for this vehicle has aged out. This causes the dealerships to make estimates that will push you out of consideration for the repair. Manufactures are only required to make parts for vehicle for seven years. Truly a diagnostic that will take this long in a dealership would ,at 140 bucks a an hour, would be prohibitively expensive. You might see a year old car once in awhile but often enough for techs to even remember how to work on them. The diagnostic scanners generally don’t support vehicles that are 10 years old. Don’t get me wrong dealerships are the worst but there are reasons why.

@myronsherman8571 Ай бұрын

As always eric is the at find the issue. 😊 love your video content!

@SouthMainAuto Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@randyr.parker2698 27 күн бұрын

GOOD ON YOU Eric for going the extra mile to help this customer! I'm being very serious and sincere here! Not many will do that. And thanks to the salvage yard that also went the extra mile. Shame on GM for telling them to scrap a perfectly good car just because their radio quit. Things REALLY need to change in the auto industry somehow, it's getting insane! How can these companies 'claim' to be 'green' when you have to keep throwing items out because of electronics that should be able to be repaired.

@schaferspeedshop 5 күн бұрын

JC Whitney.... Haven't heard that name in a long time! They were the go to for all those aftermarket goodies!! Love all your videos we all learn something new every day🤗

@lyntonprescott3412 25 күн бұрын

Well done young man. You always put the customer first before profit! Cars are far too complicated these days. I remember them when a heater was an optional extra!!! Best wishes from The U.K.

@kevinkoepke8311 27 күн бұрын

Back in the 70s, my uncle Jim was into corvettes 53 to 67. He also was a parts manager for a small town chevy dealer. He convinced the owner that he wasn't required to inventory parts 7 years after they were out of production. He then bought the corvette parts at pennies on the dollar. His garage had one whole wall of blue and white boxes. Thanks, Eric!

@brucehobbs1734 Ай бұрын

A Volkswagen Beetle? Wanna see that one.

@davidbaldwin2729 26 күн бұрын

not an OG

@peterhodgkins6985 27 күн бұрын

People in your community are downright fortunate and blessed to have your shop as an option for their vehicle service. I suspect in my case without the knowledge/skills you have, I'd have just gone the route of an interposing relay to shut the radio power off when the vehicle is shut off. This is one of the many reasons I wouldn't own a vehicle any more modern than the early 2000s. Those things push my knowledge to the edge but I can still whip 'em if I need to!

@mh70ss 26 күн бұрын

Fantastic outcome for your customer. Glad you were able to diagnose and repair for them. You are one of the few guys that go the extra mile. Thank you for what you do.

@Mark-jp9dz 27 күн бұрын

In your speak, I definitely qualify as elderly. However, I have no trouble with these electronic gizmos in my car - probably because I drive a 26 year old Jeep ZJ 😁

@TheRetarp 26 күн бұрын

HA! I remember when the ZJ was considered over-complicated junk. Everyone knows REAL Jeeps have leaf springs and carburetors!

@Mark-jp9dz 26 күн бұрын

@@TheRetarp Probably worse than that my ZJ is actually a ZG (European version) and is a diesel!

@gilberesrepairs 27 күн бұрын

My mate bought a Porsche very cheap because it had a draw on the alarm system and it was to complicated to sort out. He bought a solar panel trickle charger off eBay and mounted it on the rear parcel shelf and it never failed after that 👍

@hawksite 27 күн бұрын

How about putting a switched relay for that circuit? Could also do a battery master switch. Get around the problem and an anti-theft device….

@gilberesrepairs 27 күн бұрын

@@hawksite Good idea….Master switch becomes the immobiliser 😎

@michaelguglielmo2749 27 күн бұрын

Option #2 - transistor radio hanging from the mirror , old service station paper road map for directions and all is good. Nice diagnostic work , draw’s are always a blast.

@RealSteelAutoWorks 26 күн бұрын

This video reminds me why I keep my 70s and 80s Dodge pickups running. Super simple and no CAN networks to deal with. Also no Infotainment needed, just gauges and a simple aftermarket CD player. It all just works. - Jamie

@rhkips 27 күн бұрын

You're a brave man touching programming on a GM radio! I lost one once. $3,000 whoopsie. I just refuse to touch them at this point. I get calls from shops saying "Hey we put a used radio in this car and it doesn't work, can you come program it?" Nope. You bricked it by turning the ignition on. Have a day. A lot of the time, due to the cost or unavailability, I typically recommend people carry the car to a stereo shop, as there are lots of modern interfaces that can easily get everything working correctly with an aftermarket head unit for a lot less money. But in this case, with the customer being a senior, that is typically not an option. I really feel for this customer, and you are an amazing person for going so far above and beyond to help your customer out. :)

@mph5896 27 күн бұрын

So, used radio module: if you put a used one in with the vin already assigned to something else, it bricks it? Have to have the vin erased and reprogram it like Eric mentioned?

@rhkips 27 күн бұрын

@@mph5896 All I can say is check service info by VIN direct from GM, do not rely on ProDemand/AllData. Different vehicles have varying processes. You cannot install a used module that already has a VIN written. It's a one-time write. If you install a new module with no VIN written, some GM vehicles you have 2-3 key cycles before the radio theft-locks and is irrecoverable. others will theft-lock at first key on, and get programmed with the key off. You will also need a complete RPO list from GM, as the sticker in the glove box (pre-2017) or the large QR code on the VIN tag (2017+) are incomplete and may not contain RPO codes you'll need to verify when programming. It's an absolute nightmare and I just refuse to touch them because of the liability. :(

@Tegelane5 27 күн бұрын

@@mph5896 Maybe some leet hacker solders or reads eeprom from old radio and fits/writes it to next exactly same radio, possibly.