Usually radio turns off after 10 minutes after car has been turned off, or once the car door opens. Not now. Turn off the car radio plays. Open door radio still plays for additional 10 minutes. Then it goes off.
My radio stayed on too after I removed the key and opened the door. Fortunately, there's a real cheap and easy fix:
You'll need a can of contact cleaner, the type WITH lubricant - available from electronic stores (Radio Shack, electronic repair shops etc.) and a sheet of 2,000 grit sanding paper
1) clean the rust and/or corrosion off both the latch in the door and the "hook" it latches into in the door's frame with the sanding paper
2) give the latch and the "hook" a squirt of contact cleaner
3) a couple of squirts of contact cleaner in the ignition's key slot
4) slide your key in & out the key slot a few times
Yup, that'll do the trick. It'll also restore the "boing boing" sound when you push the door lock button.
Cheers,
Bart,
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Does the dome light come on when you open the door? It should work off the same trigger.
This Van has a system in it called delayed exit, this means the radio and other accessories stay on for a time as long as none of the doors are opened, when the door is opened the module senses that switch in the door is activated and shuts everything off. The easy way to test this is open the passenger door, if all shuts off you found the problem, the driver door switch is defective. the switch is attached to the door lock inside the door.
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most common problem with replacing door handles on these is that you will encounter allignment probs for main catch which this sounds like. if you attempt to open from the inside then try putting lots of pressure on it till it should give way. once you acvhieve this, try looking at the very end of the door with the catch on. if you take a key and roll the latch till it locks and lake sure it is not too far into the mechanism, dont worry simply pulling door handle will disengage it, but once it is shut like this it is extremely difficult to undo.
SOURCE: driver door wont turn off radio i have to open the back door where did they hide the switch
Sensor in the door is bad. need new one.
SOURCE: Chevy Equinox, 2005 - When door opens..radio does not go off
Actually this is the answer, well at least it fixed my problem and for others reading before you go to dealer or buy replacement anything check some wires first.. first my unlock button didnt work driver side, then driver side window quit working and then radio wouldnt shut off..the equinox doesnt have a push button sensor its inside the hinges so its not the sensor...if you open your driver side door and in the jam look for the rubber boot....loosen the rubber boot from the door and from the frame of the car so that you can examine the wires inside there....to my surprise 4 of my wires were ripped in half and 2 of them had previously had an attempt to repair with crimps...so check your wires before you do anything else if your having any of the problems that I was having! Hope this helps, no where did I find the answer I was looking for on any forum, hopefully this is the problem and its a quick fix, just seems like it may be a problem that will continue to happen!
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