2014 Chevy Sonic has 0 audio in the car

[aidanmobrien5]

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I have a 2014 chevy sonic that I have been in the process of installing a new headunit in. Previous to this I already had a sub wired into the car with the control wire being part of an add a fuse in my cig lighter fuse in the interior fuse box. I tried to wire the acc wire from the new headunit into the fuse box also using an add a fuse unknowing that you are not supposed to use multiple add a fuses in the same fuse box. I put the second add a fuse in the ipc slot and now I have 0 audio in the car. No stereo audio and also no chimes, seatbelt warning, turn signals etc. I have unplugged the battery for 30 minutes to try and reset the system and I have also checked all fuses associated with audio loss in the interior and most of the under the hood fuse box. After all of this I still have no audio, and also no clue what the issue is. I just need some pointers as to possible solutions because I'm not a car guy, I dont deal with cars often I just was trying to get a better sound system in.

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[RobGMN Premium Member]

Did you check for blown fuses in all fuse boxes?
Have you checked if the add-a-fuse has caused an open circuit?

 

[mahc 10+ year member]

Undo everything you did especially in the fuse box and go buy a wiring adapter kit at walmart.

 

[aidanmobrien5]

Did you check for blown fuses in all fuse boxes?
Have you checked if the add-a-fuse has caused an open circuit?

I did check for blown fuses, I had a couple fuses I knew worked and tied swapping out the fuses that google told me had the highest chance of being blown and couldnt find any. I also dont know what you mean by an open circut

 

[aidanmobrien5]

Undo everything you did especially in the fuse box and go buy a wiring adapter kit at walmart.

I've already put all the original fuses back and taken the add a fuses out, what is a wiring adapter kit and what does it do?

 

[1aespinoza Premium Member]

I put the second add a fuse in the ipc slot and now I have 0 audio in the car. No stereo audio and also no chimes, seatbelt warning, turn signals etc.

Besides the instrument panel cluster fuse #25, check the instrument cluster fuse as well #14.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

I've already put all the original fuses back and taken the add a fuses out, what is a wiring adapter kit and what does it do?

Open circuit (or broken) means a physical disconnect of wiring. Like when you remove a cable from your battery. Using an add a fuse could have actually caused the circuit to open, so no current can flow.

Wiring kits are useful for utilizing factory wiring to install a component, like a head unit, without having to cut and splice. They mimic the connectors on the factory radio. You connect your head unit to them, and then just plug them into your factory wiring harness.

Great for installs, great for de-installs when you sell the car or upgrade the head unit again.

 

[mahc 10+ year member]

I've already put all the original fuses back and taken the add a fuses out, what is a wiring adapter kit and what does it do?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBRMMSZ7/?tag=caraudiocom-20

 

[aidanmobrien5]

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[aidanmobrien5]

Besides the instrument panel cluster fuse #25, check the instrument cluster fuse as well #14.

just checked this, #14 didnt look blown but I tried a known working fuse just in case and it didnt bring any audio back

 

[aidanmobrien5]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBRMMSZ7/?tag=caraudiocom-20

I suppose I don't understand what exactly this will do maybe im missing something, I dont have anything for this to plug into. My new heaunit uses a differnt plug

 

[aidanmobrien5]

Open circuit (or broken) means a physical disconnect of wiring. Like when you remove a cable from your battery. Using an add a fuse could have actually caused the circuit to open, so no current can flow.

Wiring kits are useful for utilizing factory wiring to install a component, like a head unit, without having to cut and splice. They mimic the connectors on the factory radio. You connect your head unit to them, and then just plug them into your factory wiring harness.

Great for installs, great for de-installs when you sell the car or upgrade the head unit again.

if I did open a circuit then what am I supposed to do, also, how am I also suppose to exactly pin down if its an open circuit?

 

[supernov4]

Did you remove the factory headunit?

Which head unit are you trying to install?

Did you try to reinstall your factory headunit? Chimes and buzzers are controlled through the factory radio its self apparently

 

[supernov4]

If you are trying to do an aftermarket radio swap you may need something like this to retain your chimes and buzzards
So don't be alarmed if they go away

https://www.crutchfield.ca/S-YgQami36HGO/p_541RP5GM51/PAC-RP5-GM51-Wiring-Interface.html?XVINQ=CY0&XVVer=TXW&awcr=659649844314&awdv=m&awnw=g&awug=9190704&awkw=pla-317682595368&awmt=&awat=pla&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20190326392&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoeTHjKXukQMVaXF_AB2wZzdcEAQYASABEgKsPfD_BwE

 

[aidanmobrien5]

If you are trying to do an aftermarket radio swap you may need something like this to retain your chimes and buzzards
So don't be alarmed if they go away

https://www.crutchfield.ca/S-YgQami36HGO/p_541RP5GM51/PAC-RP5-GM51-Wiring-Interface.html?XVINQ=CY0&XVVer=TXW&awcr=659649844314&awdv=m&awnw=g&awug=9190704&awkw=pla-317682595368&awmt=&awat=pla&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20190326392&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoeTHjKXukQMVaXF_AB2wZzdcEAQYASABEgKsPfD_BwE

so I had orignally installed this new headunit and it worked perfect and all my chimes were still present, I messed it all up when I tried to wire the acc cord into the fuse box with the add a fuses. Before trieing to wire into the fuse box I just had the acc cord temporarily fused with the power so that the radio was on all the time and I could just unplug and replug it in. Also, not only are my chimes gone, I have 0 audio from the radio as well.