Car radio quit working after trying to install aftermarket cd player?
I started to install a cd player in my 98 Plymouth Grand Voyager. I had the wiring harness and all that but I hooked the ground wire from the new cd player to the ground wire on the harness, instead of the braided wire that was attached to the oem stereo. I took it out and put the factory radio back in but now, neither the new cd player or the factory radio work. I get nothing when I turn the key to acc but when I turn the radio on, there's a loud pop from the speakers. The front of the radio shows nothing, as if it's getting no power. I checked the fuse and it's fine. other than that, I'm stumped.
After further investigation, a lot of other electrical problems have made themselves known. Now the interior lights won't come on unless the key is in on position. Neither will the wipers, headlights, door locks, or any dash lights. All of which previously worked with the key turned back to acc.
When the key is on, everything works except the radio. Even the dash on the radio buttons work, but the clock and radio itself do nothing. It's obviously getting power, I can hear the speakers pop when I turn it on.
I've checked every fuse and relay I can think of, both under the hood and in the drivers side panel, and they all seem fine.
Tomorrow morning, I'll check to see if either radio is working with a battery.