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<blockquote data-quote="Punisher Bass" data-source="post: 8748954" data-attributes="member: 683176"><p>I've done a bit of research into the issue, GM called it Theftlock, and it can get tripped by power getting cut off, even from just your battery going dead. Same goes for if you try swapping stereos around. My particular stereo has the Theftlock logo with a small single LED next to it that I believe will light up when it's been engaged, and/or it will display LOC on the screen. When it gets triggered it will render the entire stereo system inoperable.</p><p></p><p>I'm still thinking that's not my issue because the salvage stereo never displayed any such information and it did power on and work, just not like it should have. I've put my original unit back in for now and it's working just like before despite sitting without power for a few days.</p><p></p><p>I'm going by this article I found on Autoblog, <a href="https://www.autoblog.com/2016/06/15/how-to-unlock-a-chevrolet-theftlock-radio/" target="_blank">https://www.autoblog.com/2016/06/15/how-to-unlock-a-chevrolet-theftlock-radio/</a></p><p></p><p>I'm willing to put the salvage one back in and play around to see if it is just locked up, but I'm starting to think it was already messed up before I got my hands on it. The splices in the remains of the old harness tell me at minimum someone had been in there before and possibly it was even original to the car.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Punisher Bass, post: 8748954, member: 683176"] I've done a bit of research into the issue, GM called it Theftlock, and it can get tripped by power getting cut off, even from just your battery going dead. Same goes for if you try swapping stereos around. My particular stereo has the Theftlock logo with a small single LED next to it that I believe will light up when it's been engaged, and/or it will display LOC on the screen. When it gets triggered it will render the entire stereo system inoperable. I'm still thinking that's not my issue because the salvage stereo never displayed any such information and it did power on and work, just not like it should have. I've put my original unit back in for now and it's working just like before despite sitting without power for a few days. I'm going by this article I found on Autoblog, [URL]https://www.autoblog.com/2016/06/15/how-to-unlock-a-chevrolet-theftlock-radio/[/URL] I'm willing to put the salvage one back in and play around to see if it is just locked up, but I'm starting to think it was already messed up before I got my hands on it. The splices in the remains of the old harness tell me at minimum someone had been in there before and possibly it was even original to the car. [/QUOTE]
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