6 Disc CD Changer Causing Drain.??

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Mar 30, 2018 | 11:15 AM

H3FromIL2TN

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6 Disc CD Changer Causing Drain.??

Yall. I’ve done it all. Each and every suggestion, I’ve done that and more. I have a new Alternator, New Fuse Panel, New XM Module, 3rd new battery, wiring harness in the back repaired, sunroof checked and OEM connectors replaced. My CD PLAYER still tries to work when the truck is off. I’m getting ready to drop another 550 on a new radio. But could this be the issue. Literally at the end of my rope here.

Mar 30, 2018 | 12:44 PM

Broken Halo

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Possibly a bad door jam switch that's keeping the 'Retained Power' on even after you exit the vehicle. Check the switches.

Mar 30, 2018 | 12:45 PM

H3FromIL2TN

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Possibly a bad door jam switch that's keeping the 'Retained Power' on even after you exit the vehicle. Check the switches.

Bad Door Jam Switch.... where would I find that? How many are there, and how do I fix.

Mar 30, 2018 | 01:34 PM

H3FromIL2TN

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Possibly a bad door jam switch that's keeping the 'Retained Power' on even after you exit the vehicle. Check the switches.

How do I know it is bad? I think I want to replace them all just to be safe. I am telling you I am so sick of replacing stuff and still having a drain.

Mar 30, 2018 | 01:41 PM

Doc Olds

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Bad Door Jam Switch.... where would I find that? How many are there, and how do I fix.

One switch per door. You likely would have to replace rather than fix. However, some have taken them out/off, unplugged the connector, cleaned that with electric contact cleaner, reconnected, covered the connection joint w/ dielectric grease (to keep out water) and reinstalled with some success.

They look just like this:

Mar 30, 2018 | 01:57 PM

H3FromIL2TN

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Thanks Doc!! You are my Super Hero!!

This and the CD Player is really the only other thing it could be I feel like... I Love my Hummer... But It needs to work!

Mar 30, 2018 | 02:44 PM

hummer_on_fumes

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Thanks Doc!! You are my Super Hero!!

This and the CD Player is really the only other thing it could be I feel like... I Love my Hummer... But It needs to work!

I had this same issue with my H2. The previous owner had wired the headrest DVD screens into the cigarette lighters so they always had power. It took me forever to figure out and I had to take the whole interior apart, tried so many things before getting to the bottom of it

Apr 1, 2018 | 08:06 AM

TAINTER

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Turn your rig off. Key out of the ignition. Open the drivers door. Does the radio still have power?
Do your interior lights stay on do longer than 30 seconds after you lock the rig with the remote?

Apr 1, 2018 | 02:09 PM

H3FromIL2TN

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Turn your rig off. Key out of the ignition. Open the drivers door. Does the radio still have power?
Do your interior lights stay on do longer than 30 seconds after you lock the rig with the remote?

Dads Checked all that. We’ve had the radio fuse pulled for 4 days now. Fired right up. Gotta be that CD player. Lights go off and everything is normal when we turn key off etc. That player just sat and spun all night. Radio man said it would take 3 days for it to drain at that rate and shorter if the batt wasn’t charged back up. It follows the timeline too of had a CD not play last July. Problems ever since. Crazy how it was EVERYTHING I mentioned above though. At the same time!!. Seriously this thing is like new now. Lol

Apr 1, 2018 | 07:30 PM

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when i got rearended, a few days later i had batt trouble and cd would not play/eject. the hit caused a cd to stick,like the read head?pulled radio and all good.

i actually took it apart and unstuck it! a very delicate job,like surgury!
rad and cd still work fine