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Car Stereo problem

I took the stereo out of my trade-in vehicle and put it into my 2003 Honda Civic EX. I did not have to cut any factory wiring. I had a wiring harness for my CD Player and then also the wiring harness that fits right into the Civic. I wired those two harnesses together and when I turned on the ignition on and got no power to the cd player. I figured I would just put the factory stereo back in. I put the 2 harnesses back on the air/heat controls, one harness back on the hazard lights, one harness back on the back defroster switch, and then one harness and the antenna back on the cd player. When I turned the ignition on, the cd player should display “CODE” but never did. Since then, here is what is wrong:

--The cd player won’t turn on
--Keyless entry will not work
--Unless I have the ignition to the “ON” position, the power locks will not work
--Unless I have the ignition to the “ON” position, the dome light will not come on when a door is ajar.

Here is what I troubleshooting I did:

--Double checked I plugged everything in correctly to the back of the cd player and air/heat accessories
--I checked the fuse for the radio and also the fuse under the hood for automatic locks and both looked and tested good.
--I unhooked the negative battery cable for a 12 hour period in case some kind of anti-theft device was locking it out.

Any help or ideas would be great!

acur8

Hello, My name is Amy & I have a 2002 Acura RSX and I am having the same problem that you were except that mine was from the stock radio & keyless entry. My battery went completely dead and I jumped the car but after that my radio wont come on at all and my keyless entry doesn't work and my doors wont lock unless the car is on. I was wondering if you had the chance to fix it or if you knew what the problem was, I have no idea where to start. Maybe a fuse or re-programming the keyless entry? PLEASE HELP?
Thanks,
Amy

Wharbone

Did you check your fuses under your hood as wheel as in cabin? Check all of your fuses.

Did you not disconnect your neg. terminal when installing?

acur8

Thank You I Will Try

acur8

OH I didnt install anything I just jumped my battery, would that make a difference?

Wharbone

Possible. Check all of your fuses.

nashy2k

I had a similar problem that both you guys have minus the keyless entry. Mine is a 92 Accord and I tried changing the stock radio with an old CD player I had. Turns out the CD player didn't work and was skipping so I reinstalled the stock radio. BUmmer! Stock radio didn't work anymore. I made a mistake of trying to ground the CD player while installing not having to remove the neg terminal of the battery. Regret that decision. So anyways, I changed the fuse but the same problem's there. Plus the cigarette lighter dock is not working either. Could it be a wiring short or a fuse problem?

96GreenCivic

Well, don't most OE Honda radios need a code when deactivated? If you don't have the access code, go to the dealer for it. It should be free. As for all the other electrical just b/c of a simple install sounds weird to me. I'd say get the code for your radio first and go from there.