SRX Radio

Hello,

You should check the radio, RSA/RSE, and AMP fuses first here is a guide to help you check for power.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

Here are the fuse locations and the locations of the radio components with the wiring diagrams so you can see how the system works. Check out the diagrams (Below). Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.

Thank you for this post after a ton of testing I had to replace the amp. FYI cost me $100.00 for a used one.

hi,
i have a 2005 srx cadillac and the radio died last nite (complete black out) I checked the fuse and its ok.
any thoughts what this could be?

Is there any audio from the speakers. The first thing to do, would be to disconnect the battery cables and short them together. This will reboot the vehicle, and perhaps correct the condition.

Our 2005 cadillac srx suddenly lost all sound from the radio. It turns on, seeks, scans, and switches from radio mode to cd mode but no sound. Any suggestions?

The only thing that comes to mind, right off hand, is possible logic lock of the amp. Does the door chime function? You can try removing power to the radio and amp via the left rear fuse block. It is under the rear seat cushion, at the front, under the carpet. The fuses are AUDIO and AMP. Or try disconnecting the battery cables, touching them together for a minute or so, and reconnecting them.

Have you found a fix to this issue yet? I have the same problem.
Thanks
Tony

I did not receive any reply on whether this brought the radio back, I did receive some votes so I have to assume it may have worked.

disconnected the battery cables on my 2009 srx and the radio came back.

thanks!

had car inspected today and serviceman said he had to jump the car to get it started (not sure why-battery seemed good when i dropped it off). as a result, when i left the shop, the radio/navigation screen is dead. will not respond to any buttons.

Take both cables loose and short them together for about a minute, and reconnect. Often times jump starting will create a logic lock condition in various modules, and can be reset be discharging the capacitors, which is accomplished by shorting the battery cables together.

This did the trick. Thanks for the quick response, my wife can't go wothout a radio.

I cannot figure out how to adjust the volume to the rear seat speakers.

It should be in the radio balance and fade adjustment, do you have the manual for the car?

Please let us know what happens.

Best, Ken

Try pushing the tone button, then fader, then press and hold the menu/select button down until the number changes to 0. That will reset the fader to center.

To adjust it to a different number just rotate the menu knob and push the button once to set.

Does this vehicle have the rear seat DVD infotainment option? If so that option has rear seat headphones that use their own controls. If you hold the stereos power button on for 3 seconds it will turn off the rear option and enable the "normal" speakers.

Hi, my dvd player would not work , no power, any suggestions?

Did this just all of a sudden occur, or was it after a power loss, or jump start? First thing I always try, is disconnecting the battery cables, and touching them together. If it is a logic lock condition, this can often clear it.

My husband purchased XM radio for my car and I love it but I cannot get it to display the song titles and artists as it does in his STS. If my car is XM ready shouldn't I be able to have this information displayed? Will I have to take it to a dealer for assistance?

Is it an aftermarket type of system, with a remote keypad? If it is, then it was just integrated into the vehicles sound system, and any display issues are respective to the unit itself.

My Cadillac SRX has noise in the AM radio stations. Any ideas?

AM is susceptible to anything magnetic that interferes with the signal. What I mean to say is anything that can radiate in through the antenna. That includes lightning and any current flow in a wire which sets up a magnetic field around that wire. Generators and spark plug wires are the worst offenders on cars. If either of those are the cause of the noise, it will be gone when the engine is not running.

Besides things that cause noise, some things are done to prevent noise from radiating in. Most notably, the antenna cable has a braided metal shield around the main wire. That still leaves the antenna itself susceptible to picking up interference. GM started building the antenna into the rear window on some cars. That reduced the noise from the engine but they picked up the arcing from the fuel pump motor. That will sound like a sharp crackling noise. Spark plugs and wires sound like very rapid popping, and generators usually make a high-pitched whine that increases in pitch as the engine speeds up. Since the '87 model year, GM generators have been real well known for causing huge voltage spikes that can damage the diodes and voltage regulator inside the generator. To determine if this is the source of the noise, unplug the small connector on the rear, side of the generator. If the noise is gone when the engine is running, try replacing the battery. As they age, they lose their ability to dampen and absorb those spikes. Replacing the battery at the same time a defective generator is replaced will reduce the number of very common repeat failures.

For those cars that have the antenna mounted to the fender, wiggle the base when the noise is occurring. If the noise changes or goes away, tighten the nut that holds the base or check it for rust.

Some noise can't be prevented. A common source is driving under power lines or near factories that use large electric motors. The high current sets up a magnetic field around the wires that radiates a 60 cycle hum into the radio. That is a real low tone and the cause will be obvious because it will decrease as you drive away from the source. That rarely lasts more than a few hundred yards.